Gas hot water heating device and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9651266-B2
Application number	US-201214350695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2012
Priority date	Oct 10, 2011
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

A gas hot water heating device and a system with heating function are disclosed. The device includes a combustion device ( 1 ), an inlet (E) and an outlet (G) of a hot water pipeline ( 2 ), an inlet (I) and an outlet (H) of a heating loop ( 3 ), and a water tank ( 4 ). The device also includes a first heat exchanger ( 5 ), a second heat exchanger ( 6 ) and a third heat exchanger ( 7 ). A flue gas outlet ( 1 - 2 ) of the combustion device ( 1 ) is connected with flue gas passages of the first heat exchanger ( 5 ) and the second heat exchanger ( 6 ) in order and in series. A first water flow passage ( 5 - 1 ) and a second water flow passage ( 5 - 2 ) are arranged in the first heat exchanger ( 5 ), and the water tank ( 4 ) and the first water flow passage ( 5 - 1 ) of the first heat exchanger ( 5 ) are communicated between the inlet (E) and the outlet (G) of the hot water pipeline ( 2 ) in series. The second heat exchanger ( 6 ) and the third heat exchanger ( 7 ) can exchange heat with water in the water tank ( 4 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A gas hot water heating device comprising:
a combustion device;
an inlet and an outlet of a hot water pipeline;
an inlet and an outlet of a heating loop;
a water tank;
a first heat exchanger;
a second heat exchanger;
a third heat exchanger;
a flue gas outlet of the combustion device is connected to a flue gas path of the first and the second heat exchangers in series according to sequence; the first heat exchanger has a first flow channel and a second flow channel, and the water tank and the first flow channel of the first heat exchanger are connected in series between the inlet and the outlet of the hot water pipeline; the second flow channel of the first heat exchanger and a flow channel of the third heat exchanger are connected in series between the inlet and the outlet of the heating loop; wherein heat exchange can be realized between the second and the third heat exchangers and the water inside the water tank, wherein heat exchange is done in the first heat exchanger between the water flowing in the hot water pipeline and that flowing in the heating loop.

2. The gas hot water heating device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the second flow channels of the first heat exchanger are respectively an inner pipe channel and an outer pipe channel which wraps at least part of the inner pipe channel.

3. The gas hot water heating device according to claim 2 , wherein the inner pipe channel and the outer pipe channel are reverse channels.

4. The gas hot water heating device according to claim 1 , wherein the inlet of the hot water pipeline is a water inlet of the water tank and is connected to a water source, and the outlet of the hot water pipeline is connected to a water end.

5. The gas hot water heating device according to claim 1 , further including a circulation branch between the inlet and the outlet of the heating loop, the circulation branch, the second flow channel of the first heat exchanger, and the flow channel of the third heat exchanger form a circulation loop.

6. The gas hot water heating device according to claim 5 , wherein an ON/OFF control valve is provided in the circulation branch.

7. The gas hot water heating device according to claim 1 , further including a switching device to change flow direction inside the third heat exchanger.

8. A gas hot water heating system comprising:
a combustion device;
a hot water pipeline;
a heating loop;
a water tank;
a first heat exchanger;
a second heat exchanger;
a third heat exchanger;
a flue gas outlet of the combustion device is connected to a flue gas path of the first and the second heat exchangers in series according to sequence; the first heat exchanger has a first flow channel and a second flow channel, the hot water pipeline, the water tank and the first flow channel of the first heat exchanger are connected in series; the heating loop and the second flow channel of the first heat exchanger and a flow channel of the third heat exchanger are connected in series; wherein heat exchange can be realized between the second and the third heat exchangers and the water inside the said water tank, wherein heat exchange is done in the first heat exchanger between the water flowing in the hot water pipeline and that flowing in the heating loop.

9. The gas hot water heating system according to claim 8 , wherein a heating branch is also contained in the heating loop, and a circulation branch which forms a circulation loop connecting with the second flow channel of the first heat exchanger and the flow channel of the third heat exchanger when the heating branch is closed.

10. The gas hot water heating system according to claim 9 , wherein a control value to switch the circulation branch and the heating branch is provided in the heating loop.

11. The gas hot water heating system according to claim 8 , wherein a switching device to change the flow direction inside the third heat exchanger is provided in the heating loop.

12. The gas hot water heating system according to claim 8 , wherein the heating branch is connected to an auxiliary heating branch in parallel, and the auxiliary heating branch and the third heat exchanger are connected to form a heating circulation loop.

13. The gas hot water heating system according to claim 12 , wherein a solar heat collector serves as an auxiliary heating device and is provided in the auxiliary heating branch.

Assignees

• Smith Corp A O

Inventors

• Bi Dayan
• Liu Baolin
• Qiu Bu

Classifications

• F24H1/107

  using fluid fuel · CPC title

• Y02B10/70

  Hybrid systems, e.g. uninterruptible or back-up power supplies integrating renewable energies · CPC title

• F24H1/36

  the water chamber including one or more fire tubes · CPC title

• F24D17/0068 Primary

  with accumulation of the heated water · CPC title

• F24H1/186

  using fluid fuel · CPC title