System for producing hot or cold water

Abstract

Disclosed is a system for the production of hot or cold water including: a water reservoir suitable for supplying water to a thermal conditioning device, and/or to a tap; a refrigeration unit having heat exchangers, of which one of the two heat exchanger is immersed in a water receptacle; pipes providing communication between the water reservoir, the water receptacle, a water network, the tap and thermal conditioning devices. The system further includes a box body containing the refrigeration unit and a ventilation mechanism configured to generate an airflow passing through the heat exchangers of the refrigerating unit.

I claim: 
     
         1 . System for producing hot or cold water comprising:
 a) a water reservoir comprising a first compartment suitable for supplying water to at least one thermal conditioning device, and a second compartment suitable for supplying water to at least one tap;   b) at least one refrigeration unit comprising a first heat exchanger having a coil and a water receptacle wherein said coil is immersed; said at least one refrigeration unit comprising a second heat exchanger comprising a coil; wherein said refrigeration unit is completely disposed in a room comprising an opening in fluid communication with the outside of the room;   c) first pipes hydraulically connected to the water receptacle of the first heat exchanger and suitable for being connected to the thermal conditioning device;   d) second pipes hydraulically connected to the water receptacle of the first heat exchanger and suitable for being connected to a water network; and   e) a box body suitable or being disposed in the room and containing said refrigerating unit;   wherein the system comprises third pipes hydraulically connected to the water receptacle of the first heat exchanger of the refrigeration unit and to the first compartment or to the second compartment of the water reservoir;   wherein said box body comprises:
 a first chamber wherein said first heat exchanger is disposed; a second chamber wherein said second heat exchanger is disposed; and a third chamber interposed between said first chamber and said second chamber; 
 an inlet for the entrance of air from the room inside the first chamber; 
 an outlet for the exit of air from the second chamber into the room; 
 an intermediate opening for the exit of air from the third chamber; 
 ventilation means configured to generate an airflow that enters the first chamber and flows toward the outlet or towards both the outlet and the intermediate opening. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising selection means configured to enable the outflow of air from the third chamber through the intermediate opening. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising:
 air temperature sensors suitable for detecting the air temperature inside the box body and/or outside the box body;   water temperature sensors suitable for detecting the water temperature inside the compartments of the water reservoir;   a management and control unit operatively connected to said temperature sensors in such a way that the management and control unit manages the entire system according to the detected temperatures in order to regulate the water temperature inside the compartments and to regulate the temperature inside the room.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising a first valve installed in the first pipes and a second valve installed in the second pipes. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising the at least one thermal conditioning device and a pump suitable for taking the water from the first compartment, said water performing a cycle in which it flows into the thermal conditioning device, then into the water receptacle, and finally returns to the first compartment. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said refrigeration unit comprises a four-way valve configured to reverse the flow of a heat transfer fluid of the refrigeration unit. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said third chamber is in communication with said first chamber via a first hole and with said second chamber via a second hole; wherein said ventilation means comprise:
 a first fan installed in the first hole; and   a second fan installed in front of the intermediate opening.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein said first fan has a greater capacity than the second fan. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein said box body comprises a return pipe connected to the intermediate opening on one side and to the first chamber on the other side; wherein said selection means comprise:
 a first movable partition suitable for closing an outflow opening formed on the return pipe and communicating directly with the room; and   a second movable partition suitable for closing the return pipe and disposed downstream the first movable partition.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising a switching means disposed in the third pipes and suitable for enabling the passage of water from the water receptacle to the first compartment or to the second compartment of the water reservoir; wherein said third pipes comprise:
 a main pipe connected to the water receptacle of the first heat exchanger wherein water from the water receptacle flows; and   a first pipe and a second pipe branching off from the main pipe; the first pipe is connected to the first compartment of the water reservoir, whereas the second pipe is connected to the second compartment of the water reservoir.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first refill pipe hydraulically connected to the first compartment on one side and suitable for being connected to a water network on the other side; wherein said first refill pipe comprises a tap and a pressure gauge;   a second refill pipe hydraulically connected to the second compartment on one side and suitable for being connected to the water network on the other side;   a first delivery pipe hydraulically connected to the first compartment of the water reservoir on one side and to the thermal conditioning device on the other side; and   a second delivery pipe hydraulically connected to the second compartment of the water reservoir on one side and to the tap on the other side.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein, when longitudinally sectioned, each one of said heat exchangers has a biconvex aerodynamic profile in such a way to generate a Coanda effect of the air that hits the heat exchanger. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising two refrigeration units each one being arranged in a corresponding box body; wherein the water receptacles of the first two heat exchangers of the two refrigeration units are hydraulically connected in series by means of piping that comprise opening and closing valves. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising power supply means for said management and control unit; said power supply means comprising:
 a microturbine arranged in the first pipes suitable for converting the waterflow that flows inside the first pipes into electric power; and/or   a wind turbine arranged at the outlet of the box body suitable for converting the airflow that passes through the outlet into electrical energy; and/or   a photovoltaic panel arranged outside the room and suitable for converting the sunlight into electrical energy;   wherein said power supply means comprise a storage battery connected to the microturbine and/or the wind turbine and/or the photovoltaic panel.