Heat-pump air-conditioning hot-water supply device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019072284-A1
Application number	US-201616084423-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 26, 2016
Priority date	May 26, 2016
Publication date	Mar 7, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A heat-pump air-conditioning hot-water supply device includes a first refrigerant passage connecting a compressor and a decompressor, a second refrigerant passage branching from between the compressor and a first solenoid valve and connecting a second solenoid valve, a hot-water supply heat exchanger, and the decompressor, a pressure sensor configured to measure discharge pressure of the compressor, and a control device configured to adjust an operational frequency of the compressor and adjust an opening degree of a valve of the decompressor. The control device is configured to calculate a condensing temperature from the discharge pressure, and perform operation in one of an air conditioning prioritized mode in which a preset operational frequency of the compressor is changed, and an energy saving prioritized mode in which the opening degree of the valve of the decompressor is changed, when the condensing temperature is not lower than a set condensing temperature.

First claim

1 . A heat-pump air-conditioning hot-water supply device comprising:
a first refrigerant passage connecting a compressor, a first solenoid valve, a flow switching device, an outdoor-side heat exchanger, at least one decompressor, and an indoor-side air-conditioning heat exchanger; a second refrigerant passage branching from between the compressor and the first solenoid valve and connecting a second solenoid valve, a hot-water supply heat exchanger, and the at least one decompressor; a pressure sensor configured to measure discharge pressure of the compressor; and a control device configured to adjust an operational frequency of the compressor and adjust an opening degree of a valve of the at least one decompressor, the at least one decompressor including a first decompressor connected with the outdoor-side heat exchanger, a second decompressor connected with the indoor-side air-conditioning heat exchanger, and a third decompressor connected with the hot-water supply heat exchanger, the control device being configured to calculate a condensing temperature from the discharge pressure, perform operation in one of an air conditioning prioritized mode in which a preset operational frequency of the compressor is changed, and an energy saving prioritized mode in which the opening degree of the valve of the at least one decompressor is changed, when the condensing temperature is not lower than a set condensing temperature, reduce the operational frequency of the compressor in a simultaneous cooling and hot-water supply operation in the air conditioning prioritized mode or a simultaneous heating and hot-water supply operation in the air conditioning prioritized mode, and perform a cooling-only operation by opening the first solenoid valve, closing the second solenoid valve, fully opening the first decompressor, closing the third decompressor, and adjusting an opening degree of the second decompressor, when the operational frequency of the compressor decreases to a lowest frequency and the condensing temperature is not lower than the set condensing temperature in the simultaneous cooling and hot-water supply operation in the air conditioning prioritized mode.

2 - 4 . (canceled)

5 . The heat-pump air-conditioning hot-water supply device of claim 1 further comprising:
a hot-water tank connected with a hot-water supply circuit connected with the hot-water supply heat exchanger;
an external heat source configured to heat water inside the hot-water tank; and
a heat source control unit configured to control activation of the external heat source,
wherein the heat source control unit is configured to activate the external heat source when the operational frequency of the compressor decreases to the lowest frequency and the condensing temperature is not lower than the set condensing temperature.

6 . The heat-pump air-conditioning hot-water supply device of claim 1 , wherein
the control device is configured to increase the opening degree of the second decompressor when the condensing temperature is not lower than the set condensing temperature in the simultaneous cooling and hot-water supply operation in the energy saving prioritized mode.

7 . The heat-pump air-conditioning hot-water supply device of claim 8 , wherein
the control device is configured to increase a sum of opening degrees of the first decompressor and the second decompressor when the condensing temperature is not lower than the set condensing temperature in the simultaneous heating and hot-water supply operation in the energy saving prioritized mode.

8 . A heat-pump air-conditioning hot-water supply device comprising:
a first refrigerant passage connecting a compressor, a first solenoid valve, a flow switching device, an outdoor-side heat exchanger, at least one decompressor, and an indoor-side air-conditioning heat exchanger; a second refrigerant passage branching from between the compressor and the first solenoid valve and connecting a second solenoid valve, a hot-water supply heat exchanger, and the at least one decompressor; a pressure sensor configured to measure discharge pressure of the compressor; and a control device configured to adjust an operational frequency of the compressor and adjust an opening degree of a valve of the at least one decompressor, the at least one decompressor including a first decompressor connected with the outdoor-side heat exchanger, a second decompressor connected with the indoor-side air-conditioning heat exchanger, and a third decompressor connected with the hot-water supply heat exchanger, the control device being configured to calculate a condensing temperature from the discharge pressure, perform operation in one of an air conditioning prioritized mode in which a preset operational frequency of the compressor is changed, and an energy saving prioritized mode in which the opening degree of the valve of the at least one decompressor is changed, when the condensing temperature is not lower than a set condensing temperature, reduce the operational frequency of the compressor in a simultaneous cooling and hot-water supply operation in the air conditioning prioritized mode or a simultaneous heating and hot-water supply operation in the air conditioning prioritized mode, and perform a heating-only operation by opening the first solenoid valve, closing the second solenoid valve, fully opening the second decompressor, closing the third decompressor, and adjusting an opening degree of the first decompressor, when the operational frequency of the compressor decreases to a lowest frequency and the condensing temperature is not lower than the set condensing temperature in the simultaneous heating and hot-water supply operation in the air conditioning prioritized mode.

9 . The heat-pump air-conditioning hot-water supply device of claim 8 further comprising:
a hot-water tank connected with a hot-water supply circuit connected with the hot-water supply heat exchanger;
an external heat source configured to heat water inside the hot-water tank; and
a heat source control unit configured to control activation of the external heat source,
wherein the heat source control unit is configured to activate the external heat source when the operational frequency of the compressor decreases to the lowest frequency and the condensing temperature is not lower than the set condensing temperature.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Ushijima Takahiro

Classifications

• F25B13/00

  Compression machines, plants or systems, with reversible cycle (defrosting cycles F25B47/02) · CPC title

• F25B49/022

  Compressor control arrangements · CPC title

• F25B2313/021

  Indoor unit or outdoor unit with auxiliary heat exchanger not forming part of the indoor or outdoor unit · CPC title

• F25B2600/0253

  with variable speed · CPC title

• F24D2220/046

  Pressure sensors · CPC title