Heat pump boiler

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11649971-B2
Application number	US-201916660181-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2019
Priority date	Oct 22, 2018
Publication date	May 16, 2023
Grant date	May 16, 2023

Abstract

A heat pump boiler is disclosed. The heat pump boiler includes a compressor. The heat pump boiler further includes an exterior heat exchanger that is configured to transfer heat between refrigerant and exterior air. The heat pump boiler further includes an interior heat exchanger that is configured to transfer heat between refrigerant and water. The heat pump boiler further includes a channel change valve that is configured to provide refrigerant compressed by the compressor to the exterior heat exchanger or the interior heat exchanger. The heat pump boiler further includes a first boiler heat exchanger that is configured to heat water that has passed through the interior heat exchanger from heat generated through combustion. The heat pump boiler further includes a second boiler heat exchanger that is configured to transfer heat between refrigerant and gas discharged from the first boiler heat exchanger.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heat pump boiler comprising:
a compressor that is configured to compress refrigerant;
an exterior heat exchanger that is configured to transfer heat between refrigerant and exterior air;
an interior heat exchanger that is configured to transfer heat between refrigerant and water;
a channel change valve that is configured to provide refrigerant compressed by the compressor to the exterior heat exchanger or the interior heat exchanger;
a first boiler heat exchanger that is configured to heat water that has passed through the interior heat exchanger from heat generated through combustion;
a second boiler heat exchanger that is configured to transfer heat between refrigerant and gas discharged from the first boiler heat exchanger;
a defrosting valve that is configured to provide refrigerant to the interior heat exchanger or the second boiler heat exchanger;
an outdoor unit that includes the compressor, the exterior heat exchanger, and the channel change valve;
an indoor unit that includes the interior heat exchanger, the first boiler heat exchanger, and the second boiler heat exchanger;
a first refrigerant pipe that defines a channel for refrigerant discharged from the outdoor unit and provided to the indoor unit; and
a second refrigerant pipe that defines a channel for a refrigerant discharged from the indoor unit and provided to the outdoor unit,
wherein the defrost valve provides refrigerant provided from the outdoor unit through the first refrigerant pipe to the interior heat exchanger or the second boiler heat exchanger.

2. The heat pump boiler of claim 1 , wherein based on the exterior heat exchanger operating as a condenser, the defrosting valve provides refrigerant discharged from the exterior heat exchanger to the second boiler heat exchanger.

3. The heat pump boiler of claim 1 , wherein based on the exterior heat exchanger operating as an evaporator, the defrosting valve provides refrigerant discharged from the compressor to the interior heat exchanger.

4. The heat pump boiler of claim 1 , wherein the channel change valve includes:
a first channel change valve that is configured to provide refrigerant discharged from the compressor to the interior heat exchanger or the exterior heat exchanger;
a second channel change valve that is configured to provide refrigerant discharged from the exterior heat exchanger to the compressor or the second boiler heat exchanger; and
a third channel change valve that is configured to provide refrigerant discharged from the interior heat exchanger to the exterior heat exchanger or provide refrigerant discharged from the second boiler heat exchanger to the compressor.

5. The heat pump boiler of claim 4 , wherein the defrosting valve is configured to provide, to the interior heat exchanger, refrigerant that is provided through the first channel change valve.

6. The heat pump boiler of claim 4 , wherein the defrosting valve is configured to provide, to the second boiler heat exchanger, refrigerant that is provided through the second channel change valve.

7. The heat pump boiler of claim 1 , wherein:
the first boiler heat exchanger includes:
a sensible heat exchanger that heats water using heat generated through combustion; and
a latent heat exchanger that heats water by absorbing condensation latent heat of an exhaust gas that has passed through the sensible heat exchanger, and

the second boiler heat exchanger is located downstream further than the latent heat exchanger in a traveling direction of gas that is burned in the first boiler heat exchanger.

8. The heat pump boiler of claim 1 , comprising:
an exhauster that extends from the first boiler heat exchanger and that is configured to guide exhaust gas discharged by the first boiler heat exchanger,
wherein the second boiler heat exchanger is located in the exhauster.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• F24D3/18

  using heat pumps · CPC title

• F24D2200/12

  Heat pump · CPC title

• F24H1/205

  with furnace tubes · CPC title

• F25B30/02

  of the compression type · CPC title

• F24D17/0036 Primary

  with combination of different kinds of heating means · CPC title