Global Patent Index - EP 4206556 A4

EP 4206556 A4 20240228 - CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER

Title (en)

CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER

Title (de)

STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG FÜR WÄRMEPUMPENWASSERERHITZER

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE POUR CHAUFFE-EAU À POMPE À CHALEUR

Publication

EP 4206556 A4 20240228 (EN)

Application

EP 21859994 A 20210722

Priority

  • CN 202010861230 A 20200825
  • CN 2021107990 W 20210722

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP4206556A1] A control method for a heat pump water heater, a controller and a water heater. The water heater includes a first condenser (21) and a second condenser (22) disposed one above the other along a water tank (1), a refrigerant outlet of the first condenser (21) is connected to a refrigerant inlet of the second condenser (22) through a first refrigerant branch pipe (31), the first refrigerant branch pipe (31) is provided with a regulating valve (311), the refrigerant inlet of the second condenser (22) is further connected to a refrigerant gross pipe (30) through a second refrigerant branch pipe (32), and the second refrigerant branch pipe (32) is provided with a switch valve (321). The controller is communicatively connected to the regulating valve (311) and the switch valve (321) respectively.

IPC 8 full level

F24H 4/02 (2022.01); F24H 4/04 (2006.01); F24H 9/20 (2022.01); F24H 15/225 (2022.01); F24H 15/39 (2022.01); F25B 6/02 (2006.01); F25B 6/04 (2006.01); F25B 30/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

F24H 4/02 (2013.01 - CN); F24H 4/04 (2013.01 - EP); F24H 9/0005 (2013.01 - CN); F24H 9/2007 (2013.01 - CN); F24H 9/2021 (2013.01 - EP); F24H 15/225 (2022.01 - EP); F24H 15/39 (2022.01 - EP); F25B 13/00 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 41/20 (2021.01 - EP); F25B 49/02 (2013.01 - EP); F24D 2200/123 (2013.01 - EP); F24D 2220/08 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2313/003 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2313/02323 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2313/0234 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2600/2501 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2700/21161 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

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)

EP 4206556 A1 20230705; EP 4206556 A4 20240228; AU 2021333692 A1 20230518; CN 112033003 A 20201204; WO 2022042154 A1 20220303

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21859994 A 20210722; AU 2021333692 A 20210722; CN 202010861230 A 20200825; CN 2021107990 W 20210722