System for controlling exhaust heat recovery temperature using mixing valve and method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9939173-B2
Application number	US-201414899448-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2014
Priority date	Aug 23, 2013
Publication date	Apr 10, 2018
Grant date	Apr 10, 2018

Abstract

There is provided a system including: an automatic supplement valve configured to automatically supplementing direct water; an expansion tank configured to be connected to the automatic supplement valve to adjust expansion pressure depending on the temperature change of the direct water; an exhaust heat pump configured to be connected to the expansion tank to circulate heat in an exhaust heat line connecting the exhaust heat source and the hot water tank; and a mixing valve configured to be extendedly formed between a first hot water line for receiving the exhaust heat of the exhaust heat source and a second hot water line having passed through the exhaust heat exchanger of the hot water tank to mix the first hot water with the second hot water.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system for controlling exhaust heat recovery temperature using a mixing valve comprising a hot water tank including an exhaust heat exchanger for recovering exhaust heat from an exhaust heat source and a heating heat exchanger for exchanging heat for heating using hot water, and an auxiliary boiler configured to heat the hot water heat exchanged from the exhaust heat exchanger and the heating heat exchanger to satisfy temperature set by a user and supplying the hot water to a heating space and a hot water supply space, the system including;
an automatic supplement valve automatically supplementing direct water;
an expansion tank connected to the automatic supplement valve to adjust expansion pressure depending on a temperature change of the direct water;
an exhaust heat pump connected to the expansion tank for internal circulation in an exhaust heat line connecting the exhaust heat source and the hot water tank; and
a mixing valve extending between a first hot water line for receiving the exhaust heat of the exhaust heat source and a second hot water line positioned after passing again through the exhaust heat exchanger of the hot water tank, to mix the first hot water with the second hot water,
wherein the opening of the mixing valve may be adjusted depending on the temperature of the exhaust heat exchanger or depending on the exhaust heat supply temperature and the exhaust heat recovery temperature changed in response to an introduction of direct water due to the hot water supply.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an exhaust heat supply temperature sensor measuring the temperature of the first hot water to measure the exhaust heat supply temperature, and an exhaust heat recovery temperature sensor measuring the second hot water temperature to measure the exhaust heat recovery temperature,
wherein upon introduction of direct water, the exhaust heat supply temperature and the exhaust heat recovery temperature which are lowered are re-measured and the opening of the mixing valve is adjusted according to a temperature difference thereto.

3. A method for controlling exhaust heat recovery temperature using a mixing valve, comprising steps of:
measuring an exhaust heat supply temperature and an exhaust heat recovery temperature;
adjusting an opening of a mixing valve depending on the measured temperature;
introducing direct water due to hot water supply; and
adjusting again the opening of the mixing valve to correspond to a change in temperature in response to the direct water.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the step of measuring the exhaust heat supply temperature and the exhaust heat recovery temperature further includes, calculating average information of temperatures measured by a temperature sensor of the hot water tank.

Assignees

• Kyungdong Navien Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Woo Sung
• Park Dae Woong

Classifications

• Y02B30/52

  Heat recovery pumps, i.e. heat pump based systems or units able to transfer the thermal energy from one area of the premises or part of the facilities to a different one, improving the overall efficiency · CPC title

• F24H1/188

  with means for compensating water expansion · CPC title

• F24D11/005

  with recuperation of waste heat · CPC title

• F24D2200/26

  Internal combustion engine · CPC title

• F24H9/2007 Primary

  for water heaters · CPC title