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Title:
CLOSED SYSTEM OF EXTERNAL UNITS OF A HEAT PUMP AND OF AN AIR CONDITIONING APPLIANCE, OF CLOSED TYPE WITH AUTO-REGULATORY SYSTEM FOR HEATING OR COOLING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/204412
Kind Code:
A4
Abstract:
The invention addresses and resolves the problem of an economical and environmentally-friendly heating and cooling of dwelling facilities without the use of additional heaters, which is achieved by a closed air circuit and by air exchange. A closed auto-regulatory system for heating and cooling also allows for a noiseless operation and does not spoil the external appearance of buildings. The essential components of the system are the closed-type heat pump (C), heat accumulator (B), external mixing chamber (F) and a tubular solar collector (G). All the elements of the system are of a modular design and can be easily disassembled or re-assembled by rings (7); all the connections that are coupled are designed in Y-shape so as to reduce the turbulences and air resistances. The system has an automatic cleaning of the evaporator (1) with a wiper (3) and nozzles (4) on the rim. The system is suitable also for very high and low temperatures because the evaporator /condenser (1) is not subject to high external temperature changes.

Inventors:
BIZJAK SILVANO (SI)
Application Number:
PCT/SI2014/000034
Publication Date:
April 30, 2015
Filing Date:
June 04, 2014
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
BIZJAK SILVANO (SI)
International Classes:
F24D11/02; F24D19/10; F24F11/00
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Claims:
AMENDED CLAIMS

received by the International Bureau on 13 March 2015 (13.03.2015)

1. A closed auto-regulatory system for heating and cooling, with modular design of components, comprising a heat pump (C), a mixing chamber (F), a solar collector (G) and a heat accumulator (B)

characterized by the fact

that the heat pump (C) is designed as a closed-type heat pump, that is, the system is using the same air all the time what means that there is possibility to completely close the system so that outside air cannot enter in, and the system comprises an external mixing chamber (F) that is coupled to a heat pump (C) and by air flow pipes (12) coupled to a solar collector (G), in which air pipes (25) and water pipes (26) are placed, and to a heat accumulator (B), where a modular design of components refers to a simplified disassembling and re-assembling of all basic elements of a system (B, C, F, G) by using lever lock rings (7) mounted to all pipes' connections, where two or more pipes (12) are connected to each other to join in one pipe they are connected at an appropriate angle to reduce the air turbulences and resistance, so that all pipes that are coupled are designed in Y-shape so as to reduce the air turbulences and resistances.

2. A System under claim 1,

characterized by the fact

that the heat pump (C) comprises an external casing (2), a lower cap (6), a upper cap (13) with drill bit shape grooves (14), a lower cap (6) with a knee-shaped opening (8), a wiper (3) with nozzles (4), a carrier (40) of evaporator (1), a drill bit shape fan (41) or centrifugal fan (42), an electromagnetic valve (5), a spiral pipe (43), a compressor (30) installed in transitional housing (31), a heat exchanger (15) with water pipe (51), a pipe (12) with an angle piece (9) and waste water and condensate collector (10) and valve (11), a heat pump stand (33), and a lever lock rings (7) which connects the individual elements among themselves.

3. A System under claim I,

characterized by the fact

that the heat accumulator (B) is designed so that has a cylindrical shape housing, a lower and an upper cap, which are connected to each other by the lever lock ring (7); the flow of air from the . mixing chamber (F) travel through the pipe (12) to heat accumulator (B) and by an internal air pipe mounted circularly near an inner wall of the housing of the heat accumulator (B) to an outlet in the lower part of the housing of the heat accumulator (B) in the pipe (12) to the evaporator (1) of the heat pump (C), similarly the water enters in the heat accumulator (B) through the pipe (51) from the exchanger (15) and travels through the internal water pipe mounted on the internal air pipe of heat accumulator (B) and exits from the heat accumulator (B) and returns through the pipe (51) in the exchanger (15); inner space between the pipes of the heat accumulator (B) is filled with water or sand or other material that has good heat absorption and heat dissipation properties.

4. A System under claim 1 ,

characterized by the fact

that the external mixing chamber (F) comprises a central mixing chamber (16), a central opening (17), four lateral openings (18), four flaps (19), a hydraulic system (20) for closing and opening the flaps (19), the seals (22) in the grooves (21), a classical axial fan (23) which can be replaced with a fan with free air flow across the cross-section of the mixing chamber (F), and hydraulic cylinders (32), and when a classical axial fan (23) is replaced with a fan with free air flow across the cross-section of the mixing chamber (F) it comprises blades (72), magnets (71) and coils (70).

5. A System under claim 1 ,

characterized by the fact

that the solar collector (G) comprises an air flow pipe (34), a drill bit shape air flow pipe (25), a water connection pipes (26), coating (29) of external surface of air pipes (25) which

accommodate the water flow, a water inlet pipe (28) into the solar collector (G), a water outlet pipe (35), an axial fan (52), a pipe (24) which enables a closed loop air circulation in the solar collector (G) when flaps (27) are closed.

6. A System under claims 1 and 2,

characterized by the fact

that the evaporator or condenser (1) that is a part of a heat pump (C) is constructed as a cylindrical shape, with a closed interior, while the conical lower cap (6) and the conical upper cap (13) with grooves (14) can be dismantled by lever lock rings (7), and in the centre of evaporator (1) is an empty space where it is possible to install a spiral fan (41) that provides evenly distributed airflow through lamellae across all the surface of evaporator (1), however, instead of a spiral fan (41) in the heat pump (C) it is possible to integrate also a centrifugal fan (42) which is affixed to upper cap (13).

7. A System under claims 1, 2 and 6,

characterized by the fact

that the solar collector (G) is designed that way, that in its interior intertwine spirally twisted air pipes (25), which external surface is coated (29), and the connection water pipes (26), thus in the solar collector (G) water and air exchange heat what depends on the season: water is used for sanitary water heating in summer and heating the heat accumulator (B) in winter; the air is used for heating the heat accumulator (B) in winter and for supply of heated air to the evaporator or condenser (1); because in winter, heating the air in the solar collector (G) needs more time to reach the required temperature the flaps (27) on the input and output side of the solar collector (G) are closed to create a circulation of the same air inside the solar collector (G) through pipe (24) with help of the fan (52), and when the optimum temperature of air is reached the flaps (27) open and the heated air goes through mixing chamber (F) to the heat accumulator (B) and to evaporator or condenser (1), whereby the sensors, thermostats, commutating switches, electromagnetic valves and timers are operating automatically, that is, sensors automatically record the temperature and flow of water and air in the solar collector (G) and accordingly regulate the rate of flow of water and air through the solar collector (G); in the summer only the air flow circulation in the solar collector (G) is stopped.

8. A System under claims 1, 2, 6 and 7,

characterized by the fact

that the inside of the external casing (2) of heat pump (C), which is coated by a synthetic f!uoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, also known as a trademark Teflon, or another appropriate material that has low coefficient of friction is used, a wiper (3) is placed to slide on the surface of internal side of the external casing (2) so, that it is turning around for a full circle, that is 360°, and on the wiper (3) there are nozzles (4) for automatic cleaning which are connected with the external electromagnetic valve (5), through which the water from water supply system is supplied to the nozzles (4), and when the sensor detects that the lamellae of the evaporator (1) are dirty water is dropped which through nozzles (4) wash the lamellae of evaporator (1).

9. A System under claim 1 to 8,

characterized by the fact

that waste water and condensate flow to a lower cap (6) of a heat pump (C) which ends in a knee- shaped opening (8) and it is designed so that with lever lock ring (7) can be connected to pipe (12) where is a knee (9) which enables waste water and condensate to flow in the collector of waste water (10) and then flow through valve (1 1) into a sewage system while at the same time the flow of air from heat accumulator (B) to evaporator (1) is undisturbed.

10. A System under claim 9,

characterized by the fact

that the knee-shaped opening (8) has got two functions: allowing for free discharge of waste water and condensate in the lower part, and in the upper part a free inflow of air through the dedicated air inlet pipe (12) through the bigger opening from the accumulator (B), also the knee- shaped opening (8) and the pipe (12) with angle piece (9) have the required inclination to let the condensate or waste water outlet into the collector (10) in which a floating switch triggers the electromagnetic valve (1 1).

1 1. A System under claims 1 to 10,

characterized by the fact

that in places in the world where extremely high or low temperatures are, a heat pump of smaller power is added to a system so that a heat accumulator (B) maintaining the necessary heat and thus enables the working conditions of the evaporator (1) and heat pump (C).

12. A System under claims 1 to 1 1,

characterized by the fact

that the entirely closed system comprises heat pump (C), mixing chamber (F), solar collector (G) that combines air and water pipes, and heat accumulator (B), and could be designed three variants, so that air circulates within a system, that only water or another liquid circulates or that gas circulates, and when liquid or gas circulates nozzles (4) and electromagnetic valves (5) are not a necessary part of a system while pipes (12) has to have appropriate dimension.

13. A System under claims 1 to 12,

characterized by the fact

that the fan in the mixing chamber (F) is primarily designed so that only the blades (72) reach out into the mixing chamber, and magnets (71) that have bearings to enable rotating are affixed on the entire rim and the coil (70) is on the external rim, so the fan can use free air flow across the cross-section of the mixing chamber (F) what allows to switch off the fan because the minimal air flow from drill bit shape fan (41) or centrifugal fan (42) is provided and additional electric power saving is possible.