Heat pump type speed heating apparatus

Abstract

A heat pump type speed heating apparatus is provided that may include a cooling cycle circuit (including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion apparatus, and an indoor heat exchanger), a hot water supply heat exchanger connected to the cooling cycle circuit through a hot water supply flow path for a refrigerant from the compressor to condense, expand, and evaporate in the cooling cycle circuit after being used for a hot water supply, a refrigerant controller to control a flow direction of the refrigerant from the compressor such that the refrigerant discharged from the compressor passes through the hot water supply heat exchanger or bypasses the hot water supply heat exchanger, and a heat exchanger bypass flow path to guide the refrigerant that has passed the hot water heat exchanger between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger to bypass either of the outdoor heat exchanger or the indoor heat exchanger.

1 . A heat pump type speed heating apparatus comprising:
 a cooling cycle circuit to provide an air conditioning, the cooling cycle circuit including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, expansion apparatus, and an indoor heat exchanger;   a hot water supply heat exchanger connected to the cooling cycle circuit by a hot water supply flow path, the hot water supply heat exchanger to receive the refrigerant from the compressor and to provide a hot water supply based on the received refrigerant, and for the refrigerant to condense, expand, and evaporate in the cooling cycle circuit;   a refrigerant controller to selectively control a flow of the refrigerant such that the refrigerant from the compressor passes through the hot water supply heat exchanger or bypasses the hot water supply heat exchanger; and   a heat exchanger bypass flow path to guide the refrigerant that has passed through the hot water heat exchanger and to bypass either the outdoor heat exchanger or the indoor heat exchanger.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the refrigerant controller controls the flow of the refrigerant to the hot water supply heat exchanger during a hot water supply operation or during a simultaneous operation of a hot water supply and an air conditioning. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the refrigerant controller controls the flow of the refrigerant to bypass the hot water supply heat exchanger during an air conditioning operation. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary refrigerant controller to selectively control a flow of the refrigerant that has passed through the hot water supply heat exchanger such that the refrigerant either passes through the heat exchanger bypass flow path or bypasses the heat exchanger bypass flow path. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the auxiliary refrigerant controller controls the flow of the refrigerant through the heat exchanger bypass flow path during a hot water supply operation. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein when defrosting conditions occur during the hot water supply operation, the auxiliary refrigerant controller controls the flow of the refrigerant to bypass the heat exchanger bypass flow path, and the cooling cycle circuit switches from a heating operation to a cooling operation. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the auxiliary refrigerant controller controls the flow of the refrigerant to bypass the heat exchanger bypass flow path when the hot water supply operation and an air conditioning occur at a same time. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a heat exchanger bypass valve, provided in the heat exchanger bypass flow path, to selectively control a flow of the refrigerant. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , further comprising a liquid refrigerant valve, provided between the heat exchanger bypass flow path and an indoor expansion apparatus, to selectively control a flow of the refrigerant. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a water refrigerant heat exchanger connected to the hot water supply flow path by a water refrigerant heat exchanger connecting flow path for the refrigerant that has passed through the hot water supply heat exchanger to flow into the hot water supply flow path after heating water. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising a floor heating pipe connected to the water refrigerant heat exchanger by a heating water pipe, and a floor heating pump provided at the heating water pipe. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising a water refrigerant heat exchanger refrigerant controller to selectively control a flow of the refrigerant to pass through the water refrigerant heat exchanger or to bypass the water refrigerant heat exchanger. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the water refrigerant heat exchanger refrigerant controller controls the flow of the refrigerant to the water refrigerant heat exchanger during a floor heating operation, during a simultaneous operation of floor heating and hot water supply, and during a simultaneous operation of floor heating, hot water supply, and air conditioning. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the refrigerant controller controls the flow of the refrigerant to the hot water supply heat exchanger during a floor heating operation. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the expansion apparatus includes an indoor expansion apparatus and an outdoor expansion apparatus, and wherein the heat pump type speed heating apparatus further comprises:
 a gas-liquid separator between the indoor expansion apparatus and the outdoor expansion apparatus; and   an injection line to inject vaporized refrigerant of the gas-liquid separator to the compressor.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the gas-liquid separator is provided between the heat exchanger bypass flow path and the outdoor expansion apparatus. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cooling cycle circuit further includes a cooling/heating switching valve to switch between a cooling operation and a heating operation;
 the hot water supply flow path includes a hot water supply inflow flow path to guide the refrigerant that has been compressed in the compressor to the hot water supply heat exchanger and a hot water outflow flow path to guide the refrigerant from the hot water supply heat exchanger to the cooling/heating switching valve;   the hot water supply inflow flow path and the hot water supply outflow flow path are connected to the compressor and the cooling/heating switching valve respectively; and   the heat exchanger bypass flow path is connected to the hot water supply outflow flow path.   
     
     
         18 . A heat pump type speed heating apparatus comprising:
 a cooling cycle circuit that circulates a refrigerant to provide an air conditioning, the cooling cycle circuit including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion apparatus, and an indoor heat exchanger;   a hot water supply heat exchanger to receive the refrigerant from the compressor and to provide a hot water supply based on the refrigerant;   a refrigerant controller to selectively control a flow of the refrigerant from the compressor to the hot water supply heat exchanger or to bypass the hot water supply heat exchanger; and   a heat exchanger bypass flow path to selectively guide the refrigerant that has passed the hot water heat exchanger to either the outdoor heat exchanger or the indoor heat exchanger.   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , further comprising an auxiliary refrigerant controller to selectively control a flow of the refrigerant that has passed the hot water supply heat exchanger so the refrigerant either passes through the heat exchanger bypass flow path or bypasses the heat exchanger bypass flow path. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , further comprising a heat exchanger bypass valve in the heat exchanger bypass flow path to control the flow of the refrigerant. 
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , further comprising a water refrigerant heat exchanger connected to the hot water supply flow path by a water refrigerant heat exchanger connecting flow path for the refrigerant that has passed through the hot water supply heat exchanger to flow into the hot water supply flow path after heating water. 
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 a floor heating pipe connected to the water refrigerant heat exchanger by a heating water pipe, and   a floor heating pump.   
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , further comprising a water refrigerant heat exchanger refrigerant controller to selectively control the flow of the refrigerant so the refrigerant that has passed through the hot water supply heat exchanger passes through the water refrigerant heat exchanger or bypasses the water refrigerant heat exchanger. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the expansion apparatus includes an indoor expansion apparatus and an outdoor expansion apparatus, and wherein the heat pump type speed heating apparatus further includes:
 a gas-liquid separator between the indoor expansion apparatus and the outdoor expansion apparatus; and   an injection line to inject vaporized refrigerant of the gas-liquid separator to the compressor.