Hybrid heating system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11415374-B2
Application number	US-201916660372-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2019
Priority date	Oct 22, 2018
Publication date	Aug 16, 2022
Grant date	Aug 16, 2022

Abstract

A hybrid heating system is disclosed. The hybrid heating system includes a compressor that is configured to compress refrigerant. The hybrid heating system further includes a first heat exchanger that is configured to adjust a temperature of water by exchanging heat between the water and refrigerant compressed by the compressor. The hybrid heating system further includes a second heat exchanger that is configured to evaporate refrigerant by exchanging heat exchange with exterior air. The hybrid heating system further includes a first boiler heat exchanger that is configured to increase a temperature of water using heat generated by combustion. The hybrid heating system further includes a second boiler heat exchanger that is configured to exchange heat between exhaust gas discharged from the first boiler heat exchanger and refrigerant flowing into the second heat exchanger.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hybrid heating system comprising:
a compressor that is configured to compress refrigerant;
a first heat exchanger that is configured to adjust a temperature of water by exchanging heat between the water and refrigerant compressed by the compressor;
a second heat exchanger that is configured to evaporate refrigerant by exchanging heat exchange with exterior air;
a first boiler heat exchanger that is configured to increase a temperature of water using heat generated by combustion;
a second boiler heat exchanger that is configured to exchange heat between exhaust gas discharged from the first boiler heat exchanger and refrigerant flowing into the second heat exchanger;
a defrosting valve that provides refrigerant flowing in the first heat exchanger to the second heat exchanger or the second boiler heat exchanger; and
a controller that is configured to control the defrosting valve,
wherein, while the hybrid heating system operates in a hybrid heating mode that heats water using the first heat exchanger and the first boiler heat exchanger, the controller is configured to adjust the defrosting valve such that refrigerant discharged from the first heat exchanger flows to the second heat exchanger through the second boiler heat exchanger at regular intervals.

2. The hybrid heating system of claim 1 , comprising:
an expansion valve that is configured to expand refrigerant discharged from the first heat exchanger,
wherein the second boiler heat exchanger is located between the expansion valve and the second heat exchanger.

3. The hybrid heating system of claim 2 , wherein the second heat exchanger is configured to adjust a temperature of refrigerant that is discharged from the second boiler heat exchanger and that flows to the compressor.

4. The hybrid heating system of claim 3 , wherein a degree of opening/closing of the expansion valve is based on a degree of overheating of refrigerant flowing into the second heat exchanger through the second boiler heat exchanger.

5. The hybrid heating system of claim 1 , wherein the defrosting valve is configured to provide refrigerant discharged from the first heat exchanger to the second boiler heat exchanger based on the first boiler heat exchanger increasing a temperature of water.

6. The hybrid heating system of claim 1 , comprising:
an exterior temperature sensor that senses an exterior temperature,
wherein, based on the exterior temperature being less than or equal to a set temperature, the controller is configured to adjust the defrosting valve such that refrigerant discharged from the first heat exchanger flows to the second heat exchanger through the second boiler heat exchanger.

7. The hybrid heating system of claim 1 , comprising:
a first mode change valve that is configured to provide water that has passed through the first heat exchanger to a heating demander or the first boiler heat exchanger.

8. The hybrid heating system of claim 7 , comprising:
a hot water supply heat exchanger that is configured to increase a temperature of water that is supplied to a user using heated water; and
a second mode change valve that is configured to provide water heated through the first boiler heat exchanger to the hot water supply heat exchanger.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Minsoo
• Ryu Jihyeong
• Lee Youngmin
• Cho Eunjun

Classifications

• F24D3/18

  using heat pumps · CPC title

• F24H6/00

  Combined water and air heaters · CPC title

• F25B2347/021

  Alternate defrosting · CPC title

• F28D21/0008

  Air heaters · CPC title

• F25B47/02

  Defrosting cycles · CPC title