Hot water supply system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9970682-B2
Application number	US-201514972524-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2015
Priority date	Dec 19, 2014
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

A hot water supply system includes: a water heater; a circulating water passage; a water supply passage; and a circulating pump. The water heater is configured to emergently stop if a burner is performing combustion, an air supply fan is operating, the circulating pump is not operating, and a temperature detected by an apparatus interior temperature sensor exceeds an upper limit temperature. The water heater is configured to execute an apparatus interior cooling operation of stopping combustion of the burner, driving the air supply fan, and driving the circulating pump, if the burner is performing combustion, the air supply fan is operating, the circulating pump is operating, and the temperature detected by the apparatus interior temperature sensor exceeds the upper limit temperature.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hot water supply system comprising:
a water heater;
a circulating water passage through which water is circulated between the water heater and a hot water supply location;
a water supply passage through which water is supplied to the circulating water passage; and
a circulating pump provided on the circulating water passage, wherein
the water heater includes:
a housing;
a combustion chamber housed within the housing;
a burner housed within the combustion chamber;
an air supply fan configured to send air within the housing into an interior of the combustion chamber;
a first heat exchanger housed within the combustion chamber and configured to exchange heat between combustion gas from the burner and water flowing therethrough;
a water supply pipe which is housed within the housing and through which water is supplied to the first heat exchanger;
a hot water supply pipe which is housed within the housing and through which hot water is supplied from the first heat exchanger;
an air supply pipe through which air is introduced from an outdoor space into an interior of the housing;
an exhaust pipe through which exhaust gas is discharged from the interior of the combustion chamber to the outdoor space and at which heat exchange is performed between the air flowing through the air supply pipe and the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust pipe;
a second heat exchanger housed within the housing and configured to exchange heat between the air flowing from the air supply pipe into the interior of the housing and water flowing therethrough;
a first bypass pipe which is housed within the housing and through which the water from the water supply pipe is sent to the second heat exchanger;
a second bypass pipe which is housed within the housing and through which the water from the second heat exchanger is sent to the hot water supply pipe;
an apparatus interior temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of air within the housing; and
a control device housed within the housing,

the water heater is configured to emergently stop if the burner is performing combustion, the air supply fan is operating, the circulating pump is not operating, and a temperature detected by the apparatus interior temperature sensor exceeds an upper limit temperature, and
the water heater is configured to execute an apparatus interior cooling operation of stopping combustion of the burner, driving the air supply fan, and driving the circulating pump, if the burner is performing combustion, the air supply fan is operating, the circulating pump is operating, and the temperature detected by the apparatus interior temperature sensor exceeds the upper limit temperature.

2. The hot water supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the water heater is configured to limit a maximum combustion capacity of the burner if the burner is performing combustion, the air supply fan is operating, and the temperature detected by the apparatus interior temperature sensor exceeds a first switching temperature which is lower than the upper limit temperature.

3. The hot water supply system according to claim 2 , wherein the water heater is configured to cancel limitation of the maximum combustion capacity of the burner if the maximum combustion capacity of the burner is limited, the burner is performing combustion, the air supply fan is operating, and the temperature detected by the apparatus interior temperature sensor is lower than a second switching temperature which is lower than the first switching temperature.

Assignees

• Rinnai Kk

Inventors

• Okada Kumiko
• Kitagawa Hideki

Classifications

• F24H1/0027

  using fluid fuel · CPC title

• F24H9/2035 Primary

  using fluid fuel · CPC title

• F24H15/36

  of burners · CPC title

• F24H15/238

  Flow rate · CPC title

• F24H15/335

  Control of pumps, e.g. on-off control (control of compressors of heat pumps F24H15/38) · CPC title