CN113137761A - Waste heat recovery control method for heat pump water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a waste heat recovery control method of a heat pump water heater, wherein the heat pump water heater comprises a heat pump unit and a water tank, the heat pump unit comprises a shell, and a compressor, an evaporator and a fan which are arranged in the shell; the control method comprises the following steps: after the water flow sensor detects that water flows and the duration time is longer than a first set time length T1, the heat pump unit is started, the air in the bathroom is sucked into the shell through the air inlet by the fan, and the air is conveyed to the bathroom through the air outlet after exchanging heat with the evaporator. Heat exchange is carried out through heat pump set and indoor air to improve the heat exchange efficiency height of evaporimeter under the winter environment, and then reduce power consumption.

Description

Waste heat recovery control method for heat pump water heater

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a waste heat recovery control method for a heat pump water heater.

Background

At present, a water heater is a household appliance commonly used in daily life. The water heater is generally divided into an electric water heater, a gas water heater and a heat pump water heater, and the heat pump water heater is widely popularized and used due to high energy efficiency.

The heat pump water heater generally comprises a heat pump unit and a water tank, wherein the heat pump unit comprises a compressor, an evaporator and a fan which are arranged in a shell, the water tank generally comprises a tank shell, an inner container and a condenser, and the compressor, the evaporator, a throttling device and the condenser are connected together to form a refrigerant loop. However, in a conventional heat pump water heater, the heat pump unit is usually disposed outdoors and exchanges heat with outdoor air.

However, in winter environments, the heat exchange efficiency of the heat pump unit is low due to low outdoor temperature, so that the energy efficiency is low and the power consumption is high. In view of this, how to design a technology for reducing power consumption by high heat exchange efficiency in winter environment is a technical problem to be solved by the present invention.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a waste heat recovery control method of a heat pump water heater, which is characterized in that heat exchange is carried out between a heat pump unit and indoor air, so that the heat exchange efficiency of an evaporator in winter is improved, and the power consumption is further reduced.

In order to achieve the technical purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

in one aspect, the invention provides a waste heat recovery control method for a heat pump water heater, wherein the heat pump water heater comprises a heat pump unit and a water tank, the heat pump unit comprises a shell, and a compressor, an evaporator and a fan which are arranged in the shell, the shell is also provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, and the water tank is also provided with a water flow sensor for detecting water flow;

the control method comprises the following steps: after the water flow sensor detects that water flows and the duration time is longer than a first set time length T1, the heat pump unit is started, the air in the bathroom is sucked into the shell through the air inlet by the fan, and the air is conveyed to the bathroom through the air outlet after exchanging heat with the evaporator.

Furthermore, the shell is also provided with a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the inlet air of the air inlet;

the control method specifically comprises the following steps:

when the water flow sensor detects that water flows and the duration time is longer than a first set time length T1, the fan is started firstly, and after the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is longer than a first set temperature value T1, the compressor is started.

Further, the control method further includes: when the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is lower than a second set temperature value t2, the compressor is shut down; wherein t1 is greater than t 2.

Further, the control method further includes: and when the water flow sensor detects that no water flows and the duration time is longer than a second set time period T2, the compressor and the fan are shut down.

Further, the control method specifically comprises the following steps: after the water flow sensor detects that no water flows and the duration time is longer than a second set time period T2, if the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is longer than a second set temperature value T2, the compressor and the fan continue to operate.

Further, the control method specifically comprises the following steps: and after the water flow sensor detects that no water flows and the duration time is longer than a second set time period T2, if the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is less than or equal to a second set temperature value T2, the compressor and the fan are shut down.

Further, the control method further includes: in the setting time quantum, start heat pump set, the air in the fan with the bathroom is in inhaling the shell via the air intake, and the air is carried to the bathroom via the air outlet after with the evaporimeter heat transfer.

Further, the control method specifically comprises the following steps: in a set time period, the fan is started, and when the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is higher than a third set temperature value t3, the compressor is started again.

Further, the control method specifically comprises the following steps: after the compressor is started, when the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is less than or equal to a fourth set temperature value t4, the compressor is shut down; wherein t3 is greater than t 4.

Further, the control method further includes: and in a set time period, if the water temperature in the water tank reaches a set water temperature value, shutting down the fan and the compressor.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages and positive effects that: through setting up air intake and the air outlet that is used for communicateing the bathroom on the shell, at user's bathing in-process, heat pump set starts, heat pump set can utilize the high temperature air in the bathroom to come to carry out the heat transfer with the evaporimeter, and then improve the heat exchange efficiency of evaporimeter, on the one hand can make full use of the heat of high temperature air in the bathroom improve the heat exchange efficiency of evaporimeter, on the other hand can effectual reduction heat pump water heater's operation energy consumption to improve the efficiency.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a control flow chart of an embodiment of a heat pump water heater waste heat recovery control method of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a control flow chart of another embodiment of the heat pump water heater waste heat recovery control method of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a reference diagram illustrating the operation of a heat pump unit according to an embodiment of the heat pump water heater of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a water tank in an embodiment of a heat pump water heater according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a heat pump unit according to an embodiment of the heat pump water heater of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is one of the partial exploded views of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a second partial exploded view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of the base of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a heat pump unit according to another embodiment of the heat pump water heater of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a heat pump unit according to an embodiment of the heat pump water heater of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a second cross-sectional view of a heat pump unit according to an embodiment of the heat pump water heater of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is one of the schematic structural views of the vent tube of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a second schematic view of the vent tube of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a third cross-sectional view of a heat pump unit according to an embodiment of the heat pump water heater of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is an exploded view of the wind scooper of the heat pump water heater according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is an assembled cross-sectional view of the base and the wind scooper of the heat pump water heater according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 17 is an assembly view of an evaporator and an electric heating element in an embodiment of the heat pump water heater of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In a first embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, 3 and 4, the present invention provides a method for controlling waste heat recovery of a heat pump water heater, where the heat pump water heater generally includes a heat pump unit 100 and a water tank 200. The heat pump unit 100 includes a housing, and a compressor, an evaporator, a throttle device, and a blower installed in the housing, and the water tank 200 includes a housing (not shown), an inner container 201, and a condenser 202. The compressor, the evaporator, the throttle device, and the condenser 202 are connected to form a refrigerant circulation flow path, and heat treatment is performed on water in the inner tank 201 by using the principle of a heat pump. The above is the basic configuration of the conventional heat pump water heater, and is not limited and described herein.

During the bathing process of a user, the temperature in the bathroom is gradually increased along with the increase of the bathing time in the bathroom. Especially in winter environment, the user can turn on the heater such as the bathroom heater in advance in the bathroom to increase the temperature in the bathroom before bathing. As the temperature in the bathroom increases, the temperature in the bathroom becomes too high, which may deteriorate the user's feeling. At the moment, the user generally adopts window opening ventilation in the mode of reducing the temperature of the bathroom in the bathing process, on one hand, the outside cold air enters the bathroom in winter to easily cause the user to catch a cold, and on the other hand, the ventilation and cooling can cause the temperature in the bathroom to be quickly reduced to cause serious heat loss.

Therefore, in order to fully utilize the waste heat in the bathroom in winter, and realize the temperature adjustment in the bathroom to improve the user experience. The housing is also provided with an air inlet and an air outlet which are used for communicating the bathroom, and the water tank is also provided with a water flow sensor which is used for detecting water flow. The specific control method comprises the following steps: after the water flow sensor detects that water flows and the duration time is longer than a first set time length T1, the heat pump unit is started, the air in the bathroom is sucked into the shell through the air inlet by the fan, and the air is conveyed to the bathroom through the air outlet after exchanging heat with the evaporator.

When a user takes a bath, the user can use water for a long time when the user just starts to take the bath. Therefore, the heat pump water heater judges that the user is in the bathing state after the water flow sensor detects that the duration of the flowing water is longer than the first set time period T1. Therefore, the wrong operation of executing waste heat recovery when the user uses hot water for a short time such as washing hands at ordinary times can be avoided.

And during the heat pump water heater carries out waste heat recovery operation, heat pump set starts, and the fan will make the hot-air in the bathroom flow into in the shell. Under the effect of compressor, the evaporimeter can carry out the heat transfer with hot-air in order to reduce the temperature of air, and the air after the cooling is exported to the bathroom in from the air outlet to the temperature of adjusting down the bathroom.

At the same time, the evaporator can get more heat because the temperature of the air flowing into the housing from the bathroom is higher. Compare in evaporimeter and outdoor air carry out the heat transfer, the temperature difference of refrigerant and the air of bathroom output is bigger in the evaporimeter, and then can more effectual improvement heat exchange efficiency, realizes utilizing the waste heat or the used heat in bathroom in order to improve the efficiency effectively and reduce the energy consumption.

In some embodiments, in order to more effectively improve the user experience, the control method specifically includes:

step S101 is firstly executed, whether hot water flows out of the water tank and whether the time for the hot water to continuously flow out is longer than a first set time period T1 is judged through the water flow sensor, and whether the user starts bathing is judged through step S101.

After it is detected that the time for which the hot water continuously flows out is greater than the first set time period T1 through step S101, it is judged that the user starts bathing. Step S102 is executed to start the blower in the heat pump unit. Specifically, under the action of the fan, air in the bathroom circularly flows into the shell of the heat pump unit.

And the shell is also provided with a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the inlet air of the air inlet, and the air flows into the shell after the step S102. And step S103, detecting the temperature of the air entering the shell through the air inlet by using the temperature sensor, and judging that the temperature in the bathroom is too high and the temperature needs to be reduced after detecting that the inlet air temperature is higher than a first set temperature value t 1.

After it is determined in step S103 that the temperature lowering process is necessary, step S104 is executed to start the compressor. Specifically, after the compressor is started, the evaporator in the shell is in a refrigerating state, the evaporator can absorb heat of air output by the bathroom to cool, on one hand, cold air formed after air heat exchange is output to the bathroom to adjust the temperature, and on the other hand, water in the water tank can be heated by fully utilizing the heat of the air in the bathroom.

Further, in the bathing process, after the heat pump unit is started, the bathroom can be gradually cooled, and in order to avoid the temperature cooling of the bathroom to be too low, the control method further comprises the following steps: step S105, detecting the inlet air temperature through a temperature sensor in the bathing process of the user, and judging whether the inlet air temperature is less than a second set temperature value t 2; wherein t1 is greater than t 2. Specifically, in the user's bathing process, heat pump set starts the back, can continuously carry out the refrigeration operation to the air in the bathroom, when temperature sensor detected that the inlet air temperature is less than second settlement temperature value t2, then need stop to carry out the refrigeration operation to the air in bathroom to avoid the bathroom temperature cooling to hang down excessively and influence user experience nature.

When it is detected that the intake air temperature is lower than the second set temperature value t2 through step S105, step S106 is executed to shut down the compressor. Specifically, after the compressor is shut down, the evaporator will pause the cooling operation of the air entering the enclosure, thus preventing the bathroom from being cooled further. As the user continues to use the hot water, the temperature of the bath room gradually increases, and when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor exceeds the first set temperature value t1 again, the compressor is started again.

In a preferred embodiment, after the user has bathed, the temperature in the bathroom is still high compared to the temperature in the other rooms, and the heat of the air in the bathroom can be further utilized to heat the water in the water tank. Therefore, the control method further comprises the step S107 of judging whether the duration time of the anhydrous flow is longer than a second set time length T2 after the anhydrous flow is detected by the water flow sensor so as to judge whether the user finishes bathing.

And after the user finishes bathing through the step S107, executing a step S108, and turning off the fan and the compressor. Specifically, after a user bathes, the T2 time after water cut-off is utilized, so that the heat pump unit can fully utilize the air waste heat in the bathroom to heat the evaporator, the heat exchange efficiency of the evaporator is improved, and the water in the water tank is heated by fully utilizing the waste heat in the bathroom. Meanwhile, after bathing, the temperature in the bathroom is gradually reduced under the action of the operation of the heat pump unit, so that the temperature difference between the inside and the outside of the bathroom is reduced. Therefore, after the user leaves the bathroom, the uncomfortable feeling degree of the user caused by overlarge temperature difference can be effectively reduced.

In a preferred embodiment, in order to more fully utilize the residual heat in the bath chamber, the control method specifically comprises: after the water flow sensor detects that no water flows and the duration time is longer than a second set time period T2, if the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is longer than a second set temperature value T2, the compressor and the fan continue to operate. After the user bathes completely through step S107, if the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is greater than the second set temperature value t2, the operation time of the heat pump unit can be prolonged to fully utilize the air waste heat in the bathroom. And when the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is less than or equal to a second set temperature value t2, the compressor and the fan are shut down.

In the second embodiment, in winter environment, there is usually central heating in the room, and after the user falls asleep at night, the user will not use the device for other rooms except for lying down. Taking a bathroom as an example, if a user sets a time period from 10 pm to 5 am as a set time period, the heat pump water heater starts the heat pump unit in the set time period, the air in the bathroom is sucked into the shell through the air inlet by the fan, and the air is transferred to the bathroom through the air outlet after exchanging heat with the evaporator, so that the water in the water tank is heated by utilizing the indoor heat.

As shown in fig. 2, the control method specifically includes:

step S201, in a set time period, the fan is started first.

Step S202, the temperature of the air entering the shell through the air inlet is detected through the temperature sensor, and after the temperature of the inlet air is detected to be higher than a third set temperature value t3, the waste heat utilization is judged to be possible.

Step 203, starting the compressor. Specifically, after the compressor is started, the evaporator exchanges heat with hot air output from the bathroom so as to efficiently heat water in the water tank by using heat in the bathroom.

In another embodiment, after the heat pump unit is started, the temperature of the bathroom is gradually reduced, and the control method further comprises:

step 204, after the compressor is started, detecting the inlet air temperature through a temperature sensor, and judging whether the inlet air temperature is less than a fourth set temperature value t 4; wherein t3 is greater than t 4. The heat pump set starts the back, can continuously carry out the operation of refrigerating to the air in the bathroom, when temperature sensor detected that the inlet air temperature is less than fourth settlement temperature value t4, then need stop to carry out the operation of refrigerating to the air in bathroom to avoid the bathroom temperature cooling to hang down excessively.

After the intake air temperature is detected to be lower than the fourth set temperature value t4 through step S204, step S205 is executed to shut down the compressor. Specifically, after the compressor is shut down, the evaporator will pause the cooling operation of the air entering the enclosure, thus preventing the bathroom from being cooled further. Under the action of central heating, the temperature in the bathroom will gradually rise. In the process of compressor shutdown, the fan is still in continuous operation or intermittent operation to make temperature sensor detect the inlet air temperature. When the temperature detected by the temperature sensor exceeds the third set temperature value t3 again, the compressor is started again.

In another embodiment, the control method may further include: and S206, if the water temperature in the water tank reaches the set water temperature value in the set time period, executing S207, and shutting down the fan and the compressor.

In the third embodiment, based on the above technical solution, in order to enable the heat pump water heater to meet the requirement of heat exchange with outdoor air, the heat pump unit 100 may be fixed on an indoor roof by means of hanging (for example, installed above a ceiling of a bathroom). The water tank 200 is installed in a conventional manner and is used in the home of a user.

In order to meet the requirement of hanging hidden installation, the heat pump unit 100 needs to be modified in terms of layout of internal related components, hanging installation of the whole device, and air circulation flowing manner, and the following description specifically refers to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 5 to 17, the heat pump unit includes: base 1, compressor 2, evaporator 3, fan 4 and housing 7. The housing 7 is arranged on the base 1 to form a shell, and the base 1 is provided with an installation part 10 for hanging installation in order to meet the requirement of hanging installation; the evaporator 3 is arranged on the base 1; the fan 4 is used for driving the airflow to exchange heat through the evaporator 3.

Because the heat pump unit is hung on a roof, in order to ensure that the evaporator 3 can efficiently exchange heat, indoor air or outdoor air can be used as the air source for exchanging heat for the evaporator 3, as described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, in the case of using indoor air as an air source for heat exchange in the evaporator 3, as shown in fig. 10, an air inlet 1001 and an air outlet 1002 are provided in the base 1. The fan 4 is used for driving air to enter the installation cavity through the air inlet 1001 and output from the air outlet 1002 after heat exchange is carried out through the evaporator 3. In actual use, after the heat pump unit is hung and installed, the air inlet 1001 and the air outlet 1002 are arranged on the base 1, so that air exchange can be directly carried out with the indoor environment. Taking the example of installing a heat pump unit in a bathroom, a ceiling buckle plate is not installed below the air inlet 1001 and the air outlet 1002 of the ceiling of the bathroom, so that the air inlet 1001 and the air outlet 1002 are exposed. The exposed air inlet 1001 and air outlet 1002 can directly exchange air with the bathroom. The method specifically comprises the following steps: under the action of the fan 4, air in the bathroom enters the installation cavity formed by the heat pump unit through the air inlet 1001, and after heat exchange of the air is carried out through the evaporator 3, the air is output to the bathroom through the air outlet 1002. The specific air flow path is shown with reference to the dashed arrows in fig. 10.

In some embodiments, the air inlet 1001 and the air outlet 1002 are disposed on the lower surface of the base 1, the air inlet 1001 is located on the air inlet side of the evaporator 3, and the air outlet 1002 is located on the air outlet side of the evaporator 3. The air inlet 1001 and the air outlet 1002 are directly arranged on the lower surface of the base, which is more beneficial to smooth circulation flow of air between the installation cavity and the bathroom. In order to reduce the mutual influence of air flows between the air inlet 1001 and the air outlet 1002, a concave water pan 14 is formed on the base 1, and the water pan 14 is arranged between the air inlet 1001 and the air outlet 1002 so as to separate the air inlet 1001 and the air outlet 1002 by the water pan 14.

As a preferred embodiment, in order to improve the heat exchange efficiency of the evaporator 3, the heat pump unit further includes a wind scooper 8, the wind scooper 8 is disposed at the other end of the base 1, and the wind scooper 8 covers the air outlet side of the evaporator 3 and is used for guiding the airflow after heat exchange by the evaporator 3 to be output outwards. Specifically, under the action of the fan 4, outside air enters the installation cavity and exchanges heat with the evaporator 3, and air flow after heat exchange enters the air guide cover 8 so as to be output outwards through the air guide cover 8. And the wind scooper 8 is located the air-out side arrangement of evaporimeter 3, and the air current output to the outside of installation cavity after can leading the heat transfer better through wind scooper 8, and then avoids the air current after the heat transfer to continue to stay in the installation cavity and take place the phenomenon of repetition and evaporimeter 3 heat transfer, like this, can improve the heat exchange efficiency of evaporimeter 3 more high-efficiently.

The wind scooper 8 is arranged on the base 1 and positioned in the installation cavity, and the wind scooper 8 covers the air outlet side of the evaporator 3, so that an air outlet cavity is formed between the wind scooper 8 and the evaporator 3; the air outlet 1002 is communicated with the air outlet cavity, and the air inlet 1001 is communicated with the installation cavity.

Secondly, under the condition that outdoor air is adopted as the air source for heat exchange of the evaporator 3, as shown in fig. 11, the heat pump unit further comprises an air inlet channel 91 and an air outlet channel 92, wherein the air inlet channel 91 is communicated with the installation cavity, and the air outlet channel 92 is communicated with the air outlet cavity. Specifically, during actual installation, the air inlet channel 91 and the air outlet channel 92 are respectively communicated with the outdoor side, outdoor air enters the installation cavity through the air inlet channel 91, and the air exchanges heat with the evaporator 3 and is then output to the outdoor through the air outlet channel 92. The specific air flow path is shown with reference to the dashed arrows in fig. 9. Similarly, since the air after heat exchange can be smoothly output to the outdoor through the air outlet channel 92 without being gathered in the installation cavity, the phenomenon that the air flow after heat exchange is continuously remained in the installation cavity to repeatedly exchange heat with the evaporator 3 is avoided, and thus, the heat exchange efficiency of the evaporator 3 can be improved more efficiently.

In a preferred embodiment, the base 1 is also provided with a wind scooper 8 to form a wind outlet cavity by the enclosure 7 and the evaporator 3. For the function of the wind scooper 8, reference is made to the above description of using indoor air as the air source, which is not described herein.

In some embodiments, for convenience of assembly, as shown in fig. 6 and 11, a mounting opening 72 is disposed on the housing 7, the mounting opening 72 is connected to a ventilation pipe 9, an air inlet channel 91 and an air outlet channel 92 are formed in the ventilation pipe 9, the air inlet channel 91 is communicated with the mounting cavity, and the air outlet channel 92 is communicated with the air outlet cavity. The ventilation pipe 9 is used for communicating with the outside to introduce outdoor air into the installation cavity and output the air after heat exchange to the outside. And an air inlet channel 91 and an air outlet channel 92 are integrated in the ventilation pipe 9, so that the rapid assembly of field operators is facilitated.

The ventilation pipe 9 is provided with a partition plate 93, and the partition plate 93 divides the ventilation pipe 9 into an air inlet channel 91 and an air outlet channel 92. As shown in fig. 12, the partition 93 is provided with an extension plate 931 extending to the outside of the ventilation pipe 9, and the extension plate 931 can isolate the inlet and outlet air in the outer end region of the ventilation pipe 9, so as to reduce mutual interference between the inlet and outlet air outside the heat pump unit. Preferably, the extension plate 931 is bent and extended toward the side of the outlet duct 92, so that the heat-exchanged air output from the outlet duct 92 can be guided away from the inlet duct 91 by the bent extension plate 931. Or, as shown in fig. 13, the outer port of the air inlet channel 91 is away from the outer port of the air outlet channel 92, so that the mutual interference of the inlet air and the outlet air at the outer side can be reduced or avoided.

In some embodiments, in order to enable the air outlet channel 92 to be reliably communicated with the air outlet cavity, an auxiliary air outlet 1003 is arranged on the base 1, and the auxiliary air outlet 1003 is communicated with the air outlet cavity; the air outlet channel 92 is located below the air inlet channel 91, the air outlet channel 92 is connected with the auxiliary air outlet 1003, and the partition plate 93 abuts against the side portion of the base 1. Specifically, an auxiliary air outlet 1003 is disposed on a side wall of the base 1, so that the air outlet channel 92 and the air outlet cavity are communicated with each other through the auxiliary air outlet 1003. Meanwhile, because the partition plate 93 is abutted against the side part of the base 1, the air flow output from the auxiliary air outlet 1003 can be prevented from leaking to the air inlet channel 91,

in some embodiments, the surface of the wind scooper 8 opposite to the air inlet channel 91 can be set to be the arc-shaped wind guide surface 80, and the wind guide surface 80 obliquely and upwards extends to the upper edge of the evaporator 3 along the wind outlet direction of the air inlet channel 91, so that the air introduced from the air inlet channel 91 can be guided to cross the evaporator 3 through the wind guide surface 80, and the air entering the installation cavity can smoothly pass through the evaporator 3 from the wind inlet side of the evaporator 3 to exchange heat, so that the wind speed is reduced, the wind circulation efficiency is improved, and the heat exchange efficiency is improved.

Thirdly, under the condition that indoor or outdoor air is adopted as an air source for heat exchange of the evaporator 3 as required, as shown in fig. 14, on one hand, a vent (not marked) for air inlet or air outlet needs to be arranged at the bottom of the base 1 to meet the requirement of indoor air circulation flow; on the other hand, the ventilation pipe 9 is required to meet the requirement of heat exchange with outdoor air. Meanwhile, in order to switch different air sources for heat exchange according to needs, the heat pump unit further comprises a switching component 16, and the switching component 16 is used for selectively switching the ventilation opening or the ventilation pipe 9 to be communicated with the installation cavity.

In actual use, the ventilation opening or the ventilation pipe 9 is switched to be communicated with the installation cavity through the switching assembly 16, so that indoor or outdoor air sources can be switched to be used according to requirements. The ventilation opening generally includes an air inlet 1001 and an air outlet 1002 arranged at the bottom of the base 1, and the ventilation pipe 9 may be configured with two, one for air inlet and the other for air outlet, and for convenience of assembly, the ventilation pipe 9 may also be partitioned by a partition plate 93 to form an air inlet channel 91 and an air outlet channel 92.

There are various forms of presentation entities for the switching component 16, such as: the switching component 16 may be dampers respectively disposed in the air inlet 1001, the air outlet 1002, and the ventilation pipe 9, and the function of switching the air source to be used indoors or outdoors is realized by controlling the damper switches.

As a preferred embodiment, an air inlet channel 91 and an air outlet channel 92 are formed in the ventilation pipe 9, and the ventilation pipe 9 is located on the air outlet side of the evaporator 3. And the switching assembly 16 includes: a first baffle 161 and a second baffle 162. The first baffle 161 is rotatably mounted on the base 1 and is used for selectively blocking the air outlet 1002 or the inlet of the air outlet channel 92; the second shutter 162 is rotatably installed on the base 1 and is used to open and close the intake opening 1001. Specifically, the first baffle 161 can rotate on the base 1 to switch and shield the inlet of the air outlet 1002 or the air outlet channel 92, so as to control the air after heat exchange to be output to the outside of the installation cavity through the air outlet 1002 or the air outlet channel 92.

For the air entering the installation cavity, the air inlet 1001 is opened and closed by only controlling the second baffle 162, so that the requirement of switching the air source can be met. The method specifically comprises the following steps: since the ventilation duct 9 is away from the air intake side of the evaporator 3, the air intake 1001 is located on the air intake side of the evaporator 3. When needing to switch to use the room air as the air source, then second baffle 162 rotates and opens air intake 1001, under the effect of fan 4, because air intake 1001 is adjacent evaporator 3, makes indoor air can be quick inhale to in the installation cavity and carry out the heat transfer via evaporator 3. And when the outdoor air is used as the air source, the second baffle 162 is rotated to close the air inlet 1001, and at this time, the fan 4 is started, so that the outdoor air can be sucked into the installation cavity through the air inlet channel 91.

Through the arrangement of the first baffle 161 and the second baffle 162, the air source can be conveniently and reliably switched by using a simple structure, on one hand, the structural form of the switching assembly 16 is effectively simplified, on the other hand, the control process is more favorably simplified, and the operation of the heat pump unit is more reliable.

In order to rotationally drive the first shutter 161 and the second shutter 162, a driving motor 163 may be disposed to rotationally drive the first shutter 161 and the second shutter 162, respectively.

In order to effectively reduce the overall height of the heat pump unit, the compressor 2 is transversely arranged and installed on the base 1; the fan 4 and the evaporator 3 are located on the same side of the compressor 2.

Specifically, a compressor 2 in the heat pump unit is transversely arranged and fixedly installed on a base 1. Therefore, the height space occupied by the compressor 2 can be effectively reduced, and the overall height of the heat pump unit can be effectively reduced. Meanwhile, the fan 4 and the evaporator 3 are located on the same side of the compressor 2, so that the fan 4 mainly blows or sucks air to the evaporator 3, the overall size of the fan 4 is reduced, and the increase of the height size of the heat pump unit caused by the fan 4 is avoided.

In some embodiments, to facilitate installation of the compressor 2, as shown in fig. 8, one end of the base 1 is provided with an installation platform 11, and the compressor 2 is disposed on the installation platform 11. Specifically, the compressor 2 is transversely installed and fixed on a mounting platform 11, and the mounting platform 11 is located at one end of the base 1, so that the compressor 2 is arranged at the corresponding end position of the base 1. Preferably, in order to reduce the effect of vibration generated by the operation of the compressor 2, a mounting bracket 12 is disposed on the mounting platform 11, a vibration damping pad 13 is disposed between the mounting bracket 12 and the mounting platform 11, and the compressor 2 is mounted on the mounting bracket 12.

For the mounting bracket 12, in order to cooperate with the damping pad 13 to achieve a better damping effect, two mounting brackets 12 arranged side by side are arranged on the mounting platform 11, the mounting bracket 12 has a fixing part 121 and tilting parts 122 distributed on two sides of the fixing part 121, the fixing part 121 is fixed on the mounting platform 11, and the damping pad 13 is arranged between the tilting parts 122 and the mounting platform 11; wherein the compressor 2 is fixed to the raised portion 122. Specifically, the mounting bracket 12 is usually machined by sheet metal parts, and has certain elasticity, the compressor 2 is mounted on the tilting portion 122, and the bottom of the tilting portion 122 is pressed on the vibration reduction pad 13, so that the self elasticity of the mounting bracket 12 is utilized and the elasticity of the vibration reduction pad 13 is matched, and the effect of reducing vibration of the compressor 2 can be better achieved. Meanwhile, in a certain embodiment, in order to improve the structural strength of the base 1 for installing and fixing the compressor 2, the lower surface of the installation platform 11 is provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs 111 arranged in a staggered manner.

In some embodiments, in order to facilitate installation of the evaporator 3 and meet the overall height requirements of the device, the other end of the base 1 forms a water pan 14, and the evaporator 3 is arranged above the water pan 14. Specifically, in the actual use process, the evaporator 3 is used for evaporation heat exchange, so that condensed water is generated on the surface of the evaporator 3, and the condensed water flows into the water pan 14 below the evaporator 3 under the action of gravity. The drain pipe 141 is disposed in the drain pan 14, and is discharged to the outside through the drain pipe 141. Wherein, form the water collector 14 of undercut on the base 1 to make evaporimeter 3 set up in water collector 14, like this, alright reduce the mounting height of evaporimeter 3 on base 1 more effectively, thereby can adopt bigger size evaporimeter 3 in order to improve heat exchange efficiency.

As a preferred embodiment, in order to effectively improve the heat exchange capability of the evaporator 3 without increasing the height, the length dimension of the heat exchange is larger than the height dimension of the evaporator 3, so that the evaporator 3 is distributed along the length direction of the base 1, and the heat exchange area of the evaporator 3 is increased by fully utilizing the length direction of the base 1.

As shown in fig. 9, since the heat pump unit is suspended and installed on the indoor roof, in order to facilitate the later maintenance of the electronic control device by the operator, the upper surface of the base 1 forms an upper mounting surface, and the lower surface of the base 1 forms a lower mounting surface. Wherein, the compressor 2, the evaporator 3 and the fan 4 are arranged on the upper mounting surface of the base 1; and as for the electric control board 5 for controlling the operation of the heat pump unit, the electric control board 5 is installed on the lower installation surface of the base 1.

After the heat pump unit is hung and installed, because the electric control board 5 is installed on the lower installation surface of the base 1, when the electric control board 5 needs to be maintained, the electric control board 5 only needs to be maintained by opening the hanging top at the lower part of the base 1. For the specific configuration of the electric control board 5, reference may be made to a control circuit board in a conventional heat pump unit, which is not limited or described herein.

As a preferred embodiment, a mounting groove 15 is formed on the lower mounting surface of the base 1, and the electric control board 5 is disposed in the mounting groove 15; the base 1 is further provided with a cover plate (not shown) for the switch mounting groove 15. Specifically, by forming the mounting groove 15 on the lower mounting surface of the base 1, the electronic control board 5 is mounted and fixed easily, so that the electronic control board 5 is embedded in the base 1. Meanwhile, the cover plate covers the mounting groove 15, and the electric control plate can be protected.

In some embodiments, the compressor 2 may be disposed at the upper portion of the mounting groove 15, so that the wiring between the electric control board 5 and the top compressor 2 is more convenient. And as for the reinforcing rib 111, the reinforcing rib is formed in the mounting groove 15, the electric control board 5 is supported by the reinforcing rib 111, on one hand, the electric control board 5 is conveniently fixed on the reinforcing rib 111 through screws, on the other hand, the reinforcing rib 111 supports the electric control board 5, and the reinforcing rib 111 is also beneficial to the heat released by the electric control board 5 so as to ensure the reliable operation of the electric control board.

Because the heat pump unit needs to be hung on an indoor roof, and in the operation process of the heat pump unit, the vibration generated by the compressor 2 or the fan 4 is easily transmitted to the wall of the roof to cause serious noise, in order to solve the problem, as shown in fig. 5, the base 1 is hung on the indoor roof through the suspension rod 6, and the suspension rod 6 is connected with the mounting part 10; an elastic damper 60 is provided between the lower end of the suspension lever 6 and the mounting portion 10.

Specifically, after the heat pump unit is suspended on the roof through the suspension rod 6, the elastic damping member 60 is sandwiched between the lower end of the suspension rod 6 and the mounting portion 10. Like this, at heat pump set operation in-process, the vibration that compressor 2 or fan 4 produced is mostly absorbed by elastic damping piece 60 to reduce or avoid the vibration to transmit the roof via hanging rod 6, and then reduce the vibration and the noise influence that heat pump set vibration caused indoor building, in order to improve user experience nature. The body can be a spring fitted over the suspension rod 6 for the elastic damping member 60; alternatively, the elastic damping member 60 may be a rubber sleeve fitted over the suspension bar 6.

The representation entity of the mounting portion 10 may be in the form of a lifting lug, so that an insertion hole (not labeled) is formed at the upper portion of the mounting portion 10, and the lower end portion of the suspension rod 6 is inserted into the insertion hole. Specifically, a plurality of mounting portions 10 may be disposed on the periphery of the base 1 as needed, and in fig. 3, the mounting portions 10 are disposed at four corners of the base 1, respectively, the lower end portion of the suspension rod 6 is inserted into the insertion hole to hang the base 1, and the upper end portion of the suspension rod 6 is fixedly mounted on the roof.

In addition, an upper flanging structure (not labeled) is arranged on the upper part of the mounting part 10, and the insertion holes are formed on the upper flanging structure. The mounting portion 10 can be made to abut against the elastic vibration damper 60 by the upturned structure to increase the contact area for more stable and reliable mounting.

In one embodiment, the lower portion of the suspension rod 6 is provided with a thread, the lower portion of the suspension rod 6 is threadedly connected with an adjusting nut 61, the adjusting nut 61 is positioned below the upturned structure, and the elastic damping member 60 is sandwiched between the adjusting nut 61 and the upturned structure. In the actual installation process, the height position of the adjusting nut 61 on the suspension rod 6 is adjusted by rotating the adjusting nut to adjust the installation position of the base 1, so that the operator can conveniently and efficiently install and adjust the suspension rod on site.

In some embodiments, a thread may be further provided on the upper portion of the suspension rod 6, and the upper portion of the suspension rod 6 is connected with a fastening nut 62 through the thread; the upper end of the suspension rod 6 forms a conical bolt, an expansion pipe 63 is sleeved on the suspension rod 6, and the expansion pipe 63 is positioned above the fastening nut 62. Specifically, the upper end part of the suspension rod 6, the fastening nut 62 and the expansion pipe 63 form an expansion bolt structure, so that the suspension rod 6 can be directly and fixedly installed in the concrete of a roof without additionally using other installation functional parts, the installation process is simplified, and the installation cost is reduced.

As shown in fig. 6, in order to reduce the adverse effect of noise generated by the operation of the compressor 2 and the fan 4 on the user. A cover 7 is further provided on the base 1, and the cover 7 is mounted on the base 1 and covers the compressor 2, the evaporator 3 and the fan 4. Specifically, a mounting cavity is formed between the housing 7 and the base 1, and the compressor 2, the evaporator 3 and the fan 4 are located in the relatively closed mounting cavity. In this way, the noise generated during the operation of the compressor 2 and the fan 4 is effectively limited by the housing 7 to be transmitted to the outside, so as to reduce the operation noise. Preferably, the housing 7 is a housing with sound insulation function, such as: soundproof cotton can be provided in the housing 7 to perform a better soundproof function

As a preferred embodiment, since the noise generated during the operation of the compressor 2 is greater, an auxiliary soundproof cover 21 is further provided in the installation cavity to cover the compressor 2. Specifically, the auxiliary soundproof cover 21 is covered in the housing 7, and the noise generated by the compressor 2 is first subjected to soundproof treatment by the auxiliary soundproof cover 21 and then further subjected to soundproof treatment by the housing 7, so that the influence of the noise on the user is reduced to the maximum extent.

In some embodiments, a recess 71 extending toward the base 1 is provided on the housing 7, the compressor 2 is located on one side of the recess 71, and the evaporator 3 and the fan 4 are located on the other side of the recess 71. Specifically, the recessed structure 71 makes the area of the enclosure 7 wrapping the auxiliary soundproof cover 21 larger, and is more favorable for playing the effects of sound insulation and noise reduction. Moreover, the compressor 2 can be separated from the evaporator 3 and the fan 4 by the concave structure 71, so that the air flow generated by the fan 4 can more effectively carry out heat exchange treatment on the evaporator 3, and the end part of the base 1 for installing the compressor 2 is reduced, so that the heat exchange efficiency of the air flow is improved.

Based on the above technical solution, optionally, for the installation position of the fan 4, the fan 4 can be arranged on the air inlet side of the evaporator 3 or the air outlet side of the evaporator 3 as required. And the specific type of the fan 4 is described below with reference to the drawings.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the blower 4 may be a cross-flow blower, and a cross-flow wind wheel of the cross-flow blower is disposed in the wind outlet cavity. In order to meet the installation requirement of the cross-flow fan, the air guide cover 8 arranged on the base 1 is correspondingly improved, namely, shaft holes (not marked) are arranged at two end parts of the air guide cover 8, and a rotating shaft of the cross-flow wind wheel is rotatably arranged in the shaft holes; one end of the air guide cover 8 is also provided with a cross-flow motor (not marked), and the cross-flow motor is connected with a rotating shaft of the cross-flow wind wheel.

And in the in-service use in-process, because heat pump set hangs and installs on indoor roof, when fan 4 broke down and need maintain, in order to reduce the maintenance degree of difficulty, as shown in fig. 15, then wind scooper 8 adopts the components of a whole that can function independently structure, includes promptly: the mask comprises a first mask body 81 and a second mask body 82, wherein two ends of the first mask body 81 are respectively provided with a first semicircular notch 810, and two ends of the second mask body 82 are respectively provided with a second semicircular notch 820; the first semicircular notch 810 and the second semicircular notch 820 at the same end are butted together to form the shaft hole. In the assembly stage of the factory, the cross-flow wind wheel is disposed between the first cover 81 and the second cover 82, and then the first cover 81 and the second cover 82 are assembled together, so that the assembly of the fan 4 can be completed. And when the cross-flow wind wheel is maintained at a later stage, the cross-flow wind wheel can be taken out for maintenance and replacement only by detaching the first cover body 81 and the second cover body 82.

As for the first cover 81, it includes: the air guide plate comprises two first end plates 811 and an air guide plate 812, wherein a first semicircular notch 810 is formed in the edge of each first end plate 811, and the air guide plate 812 is of an arc-shaped plate structure and is arranged between the two first end plates 811; and the second cover 82 includes: two second end plates 821 and a connecting piece 822, wherein the edge of the first end plate 811 is provided with a second semicircular notch 820, and the connecting piece 822 is arranged between the two second end plates 821; wherein the first end plate 811 and the second end plate 821 at the same end are connected together; in addition, the second end plate 821 abuts on the end of the evaporator 3, and the air deflector 812 abuts on the upper edge of the evaporator 3. Specifically, the outer surface of the air guiding plate 812 forms the air guiding surface 80 correspondingly to guide the air flowing from the external air to the evaporator 3.

In order to facilitate an operator to rapidly assemble the first cover 81 and the second cover 82 together, the edge of the first end plate 811 is provided with a positioning plate 8111 extending outwards, the edge of the second end portion is provided with a positioning slot 8121, and the positioning plate 8111 is inserted into the positioning slot 8121, so that the first cover 81 and the second cover 82 can be pre-assembled and positioned by the positioning plate 8111 and the positioning slot 8121 being matched with each other.

Meanwhile, the edge of the first end plate 811 is provided with a positioning bump 8112, the edge of the first end plate 811 is provided with a positioning notch 8212, and the positioning bump 8112 is disposed in the positioning notch 8212. The positioning lug 8112 is located below the positioning plate 8111 and distributed on two sides of the first semicircular notch 810, when the positioning lug 8112 is assembled, the second cover 82 is hung on the first cover 81 through the matching of the positioning clamping groove 8121 and the positioning plate 8111, then the lower part is positioned through the matching of the positioning lug 8112 and the positioning notch 8212, and finally the first cover 81 and the second cover 82 are fixedly connected through screws. The first cover 81 and the second cover 82 can be assembled only by arranging screws on two sides of the first cover and the second cover respectively, and therefore the assembling efficiency is improved.

More importantly, because positioning groove 8121 and locating plate 8111 cooperation can provide the structure spacing in the upper portion in shaft hole to the installation fan 4 that first semicircle breach 810 and second semicircle breach 820 can be more reliable is ensured to the bottom sprag that carries out with location breach 8212 of cooperation bottom.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 16, the connecting member 822 may be a connecting plate, which abuts against the upper edge of the water collector 14, and the air tightness of the air outlet cavity is enhanced by the connecting plate and the edge of the water collector 14. Preferably, the cross section of the connecting plate is of an inverted U-shaped structure, so as to effectively increase the contact area between the connecting plate and the upper edge of the water pan 14,

in other embodiments, as shown in fig. 7, the fan 4 may be an axial flow fan, and in order to ensure that the fan 4 can generate sufficient air volume to exchange heat with the evaporator 3 when the axial flow fan is used, a plurality of axial flow fans may be sequentially arranged along the length direction of the evaporator 3, so as to meet the requirement of air volume on one hand and meet the requirement of height design on the other hand. Preferably, the axial fan abuts against the air intake side of the evaporator 3.

Based on the above technical solution, optionally, the heat pump unit provided by the present invention may further add related components to expand the functions thereof, for example: when the heat pump unit is installed in a bathroom, the function of the bathroom heater can be integrated in the heat pump unit. The method specifically comprises the following steps: as shown in fig. 17, the heat pump unit further includes: an electric heating part 31, the electric heating part 31 is used for heating the airflow flowing to the air outlet 1002; correspondingly, the air outlet 1002 is arranged on the lower surface of the base 1 to realize air outlet to the indoor. Specifically, when a user bathes, the compressor 2 stops operating, and the electric heating component 31 and the fan 4 are powered on to operate, so that heated air enters the room through the air outlet 1002, and a bathroom heater heating function is realized.

Wherein, the air outlet 1002 is located at the air outlet side of the evaporator 3, and the electric heating component 31 is also arranged at the air outlet side of the evaporator 3 and above the air outlet 1002. Thus, the air is heated by the electric heating part 31 and then output from the air outlet 1002 below. In addition, in the case where the air guide cover 8 is disposed, it is preferable that the electric heating member 31 is disposed in the air outlet chamber so as to efficiently heat air using a space relatively closed by the air outlet chamber, thereby improving heating efficiency.

In some embodiments, the electric heating part 31 may be mounted on the evaporator 3 for convenience of assembly. Correspondingly, the evaporator 3 is provided with the mounting seat 32, the electric heating element 31 is provided on the mounting seat 32, and the mounting seat 32 can be fixed on the tube plate of the evaporator 3 by screws, so that the electric heating element 31 can be conveniently and reliably mounted and fixed by the mounting seat 32. In order to accurately control the heating temperature, a temperature controller 33 for detecting the heating temperature of the electric heating component 31 is further arranged on the mounting seat, and the temperature controller 33 can detect the heating temperature of the electric heating component 31.

For the representation entity of the electric heating part 31, the electric heating part 31 may include a plurality of electric heating sheets, and a heating zone is formed between two adjacent electric heating sheets. Alternatively, the electric heating part 31 is an electric heating tube.

In some embodiments, in order to further enrich the use function, the lower surface of the base 1 is further provided with an illumination lamp (not shown). The illuminating lamp can be arranged on the lower surface of the base 1 and positioned in the area below the water pan 14 so as to meet the requirement of indoor illumination.

The above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions.

Claims (10)

1. A heat pump water heater waste heat recovery control method, the heat pump water heater includes heat pump set and water tank, the heat pump set includes the outer casing and compressor, evaporator and blower set in outer casing, characterized by that, there are air intake and air outlet on the outer casing, there are water flow sensors used for detecting the water flow on the water tank;

the control method comprises the following steps: after the water flow sensor detects that water flows and the duration time is longer than a first set time length T1, the heat pump unit is started, the air in the bathroom is sucked into the shell through the air inlet by the fan, and the air is conveyed to the bathroom through the air outlet after exchanging heat with the evaporator.

2. The heat pump water heater waste heat recovery control method according to claim 1, wherein a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the inlet air of the air inlet is further arranged on the shell;

the control method specifically comprises the following steps:

when the water flow sensor detects that water flows and the duration time is longer than a first set time length T1, the fan is started firstly, and after the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is longer than a first set temperature value T1, the compressor is started.

3. The heat pump water heater waste heat recovery control method according to claim 2, characterized by further comprising: when the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is lower than a second set temperature value t2, the compressor is shut down; wherein t1 is greater than t 2.

4. The heat pump water heater waste heat recovery control method according to claim 3, characterized by further comprising: and when the water flow sensor detects that no water flows and the duration time is longer than a second set time period T2, the compressor and the fan are shut down.

5. The heat pump water heater waste heat recovery control method according to claim 4, wherein the control method specifically comprises: after the water flow sensor detects that no water flows and the duration time is longer than a second set time period T2, if the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is longer than a second set temperature value T2, the compressor and the fan continue to operate.

6. The heat pump water heater waste heat recovery control method according to claim 4, wherein the control method specifically comprises: and after the water flow sensor detects that no water flows and the duration time is longer than a second set time period T2, if the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is less than or equal to a second set temperature value T2, the compressor and the fan are shut down.

7. The heat pump water heater waste heat recovery control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by further comprising: in the setting time quantum, start heat pump set, the air in the fan with the bathroom is in inhaling the shell via the air intake, and the air is carried to the bathroom via the air outlet after with the evaporimeter heat transfer.

8. The heat pump water heater waste heat recovery control method according to claim 7, wherein the control method specifically comprises: in a set time period, the fan is started, and when the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is higher than a third set temperature value t3, the compressor is started again.

9. The heat pump water heater waste heat recovery control method according to claim 8, wherein the control method specifically comprises: after the compressor is started, when the temperature sensor detects that the temperature is less than or equal to a fourth set temperature value t4, the compressor is shut down; wherein t3 is greater than t 4.

10. The heat pump water heater waste heat recovery control method according to claim 7, further comprising: and in a set time period, if the water temperature in the water tank reaches a set water temperature value, shutting down the fan and the compressor.

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