Global Patent Index - EP 3405610 B1

EP 3405610 B1 20200108 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRYER WITH A HEAT PUMP AND FLUSHING OF A HEAT EXCHANGER AND DRYER

Title (en)

METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRYER WITH A HEAT PUMP AND FLUSHING OF A HEAT EXCHANGER AND DRYER

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINES TROCKNERS MIT EINER WÄRMEPUMPE UND SPÜLUNG EINES WÄRMETAUSCHERS UND HIERFÜR GEEIGNETER TROCKNER

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN SÉCHOIR AVEC UNE POMPE À CHALEUR ET RINÇAGE D'UN ÉCHANGEUR DE CHALEUR ET SÉCHOIR

Publication

EP 3405610 B1 20200108 (DE)

Application

EP 16781825 A 20161017

Priority

  • DE 102016200845 A 20160121
  • EP 2016074868 W 20161017

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017125172A1] The invention relates to a method and a corresponding drier with a heat pump (4, 5, 13, 14) and internal rinsing of at least one heat exchanger (4, 5), comprising a condensate tank (7), a condensate container (8), a condensate pump (9) for conveying an aqueous liquuid (12) from the condensate tank (7) to the condensate container (8), a rinsing device (15) connected to the condensate container (8), a control device (10), and a counting device (11) for a number of drying programs carried out, wherein the counting device (11) can record at least one counter reading ni where i ≥ 1, said method comprising the following steps: (a) starting a drying program; (b) increasing the counter reading ni by a value of 1 and checking whether the obtained counter reading is mi = (n i +1) = n set i, where n set i is a pre-defined number of drying programs carried out since a last rinsing of the heat exchanger; (c) in the event that m i = n set i: (c1) determination of the quantity M of aqueous liquid (12) conveyed during the drying program from the condensate tank (7) to the condensate container (8); (c2) comparison of the determined quantity M with a quantity M se t provided for rinsing the heat exchanger; (c3) rinsing the heat exchanger (4, 5) with the rinsing device (15) when M ≥ M set; (c4) restoring the counter reading n i to zero; and (d) in the event that m i < n set i, implementing and ending the drying program without rinsing the heat exchanger.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 58/38 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/24 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/38 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/00 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/58 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/26 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/50 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/62 (2020.02 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017125172 A1 20170727; CN 108603328 A 20180928; CN 108603328 B 20200828; DE 102016200845 A1 20170727; EP 3405610 A1 20181128; EP 3405610 B1 20200108; PL 3405610 T3 20200727

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2016074868 W 20161017; CN 201680079760 A 20161017; DE 102016200845 A 20160121; EP 16781825 A 20161017; PL 16781825 T 20161017