Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to heat source devices that supply cooling and heating
energy to a heat medium such as cool and hot water or brine and heat source systems
having the heat source device.
Background Art
[0002] In recent years, cool and hot water supply systems have been commonly used in buildings
such as office buildings, in which air-conditioning apparatuses are installed on each
floor, and a heat medium such as cool water or hot water is supplied from a heat source
device to the air-conditioning apparatuses to generate conditioned air and supply
the generated conditioned air to rooms intended to be air-conditioned. Here, the heat
source device refers to an apparatus that generates cool water or hot water by mainly
using a heat pump refrigeration cycle. Further, cool water or hot water refers to
a heat medium generated by heat exchange by an evaporator or a condenser of the refrigeration
cycle (for example, see Patent Literature 1).
[0003] Further, in such a heat source device, when the amount of a heat medium to be heated
or cooled is over the capacity of a single heat source device, a plurality of heat
source devices are installed, the heat medium heat exchangers of the respective heat
source devices are connected to a heat medium pipe, and the heat medium heated or
cooled by the respective heat source devices is collected into the heat medium pipe.
[0004] When a plurality of heat source devices are connected, issues have been raised in
saving of work (reduction in man-hours) in connection work of the heat source devices
and the heat medium pipe, or space saving for installation. For example, in the conventional
heat source devices which attempt saving of work or space saving for installation,
a configuration has been proposed in which "the inlet and outlet pipe joints are installed
on the right and left sides of the heat pump device 1. Alternatively, a first heat
pump device and a second heat pump device are provided, each including a heat exchanger
near one side face of the right and left side surfaces which is adjacent to the side
surface where an operating unit is installed, a compressor near the other side surface,
and the inlet and outlet pipe joint installed on one side surface. The compressor,
the heat exchanger, the refrigeration circuit, and the inlet and outlet pipe joint
that form the second heat pump device are disposed in a state rotated by substantially
180 degrees from those of the first heat pump device with respect to a normal which
passes the center of the bottom of the first heat pump device, and at least one set
of the first and second heat pump devices 1 A and 1 B are disposed with the side surfaces
having the inlet and outlet pipe joints facing each other" (see Patent Literature
2).
Citation List
Patent Literature
[0005]
Patent Literature 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2013-29215
Patent Literature 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2008-267724 (abstract, Figs. 1 to 5)
Summary of Invention
Technical Problem
[0006] By using the heat source device described in Patent Literature 2, the length of the
heat medium pipe that connects the heat source devices can be reduced. Accordingly,
an effect can be obtained to a certain extent on space saving for installation. However,
in the heat source device described in Patent Literature 2, a connection port of the
heat medium heat exchanger protrudes to the outside of the casing, and the connection
port and the heat medium pipe are connected outside the casing. Since the heat medium
pipe that connects the heat source devices is installed outside the heat source device,
care should be taken for installation at a worksite especially in routing and layout
of the cold and hot water pipe having a large opening diameter that supplies cold
and hot water, and this may limit installation of the heat source devices. Further,
according to the heat source device described in Patent Literature 2, since the heat
medium pipe that connects the heat source devices is installed outside the heat source
device, the man-hours of the connection work of the heat medium pipes at a worksite
are not effectively reduced and saving of work is still desired.
[0007] The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and has an object of
providing a heat source device that includes a heat source device designed to be compact,
simplifies routing and layout of the cool and hot water pipes in installation of the
heat source device on a roof or in a mechanical chamber to minimize the installation
space, and reduces the labor at a worksite, and providing a heat source system having
the heat source device.
Solution to Problem
[0008] A heat source device according to one embodiment of the present invention has a
refrigeration cycle in which a compressor, a heat source heat exchanger, an expansion
valve, and a heat medium heat exchanger are connected, the heat source device including:
a heat exchange chamber that houses at least the heat source heat exchanger; and a
mechanical chamber that houses at least the compressor and the heat medium heat exchanger.
A heat medium pipe is connected to the heat medium heat exchanger, one end of the
heat medium pipe is located inside the mechanical chamber, and the other end of the
heat medium pipe is located outside the mechanical chamber. Advantageous Effects of
Invention
[0009] According to the heat source device of the present invention, one end of the heat
medium pipe is located inside the mechanical chamber, and the other end of the heat
medium pipe is located outside the mechanical chamber. Accordingly, routing and layout
of the heat medium pipes in installation of the heat source device on a roof or in
a mechanical chamber can be simplified to minimize the installation space, and the
labor at a worksite can be reduced. Brief Description of Drawings
[0010]
[Fig. 1] Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a thermal circuit of a heat
source device according to Embodiment 1.
[Fig. 2] Fig. 2 is a side sectional view of a single heat source device according
to Embodiment 1.
[Fig. 3] Fig. 3 is a front sectional view of a single heat source device according
to another example of Embodiment 1.
[Fig. 4] Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a condenser of the heat source device according
to Embodiment 1.
[Fig. 5] Fig. 5 is a configuration diagram illustrating a thermal circuit in which
a plurality of heat source devices according to Embodiment 1 are connected.
[Fig. 6] Fig. 6 is a side sectional view in which the plurality of heat source devices
according to Embodiment 1 are connected.
[Fig. 7] Fig. 7 is a front sectional view in which a plurality of heat source devices
according to another example of Embodiment 1 are connected.
[Fig. 8] Fig. 8 is a side sectional view in which a plurality of heat source devices
according to Embodiment 2 are connected.
[Fig. 9] Fig. 9 is a front sectional view in which a plurality of heat source devices
according to another example of Embodiment 2 are connected.
[Fig. 10] Fig. 10 is a side sectional view in which a plurality of heat source devices
according to Embodiment 3 are connected.
[Fig. 11] Fig. 11 is a front sectional view in which a plurality of heat source devices
according to another example of Embodiment 3 are connected. Description of Embodiments
[0011] With reference to the drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the present invention.
[0012] A heat source device RS of the present invention functions as a heat source of a
cool and hot water supply system.
[0013] The following description mainly provides a configuration that generates cool water
by the heat source device RS.
[0014] Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a thermal circuit of a heat source
device according to Embodiment 1.
[0015] Fig. 2 is a side sectional view of a single heat source device according to Embodiment
1.
[0016] Fig. 3 is a front sectional view of a single heat source device according to another
example of Embodiment 1.
[0017] The heat source device RS according to Embodiment 1 includes a thermal circuit illustrated
in Fig. 1. The thermal circuit includes a refrigeration cycle apparatus in which refrigerant
sequentially circulates through a compressor 1, a condenser 2, an air-cooled condenser
fan 3, an expansion valve 4, and an evaporator 5 that are connected by a refrigerant
pipe. The evaporator 5 of the refrigeration cycle apparatus is connected to a cool
water inlet pipe 6a and a cool water outlet pipe 6b of a cool water pipe 6.
[0018] As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, the heat source device RS includes a mechanical
chamber 10 formed in a substantially cuboid shape and disposed at a lower position
to house the compressor 1, the evaporator 5, and the cool water pipe 6. Further, a
heat exchange chamber 11 having a shape which expands upwardly in a side view is disposed
at an upper position of the mechanical chamber 10. A pair of condensers 2 are disposed
on the heat exchange chamber 11 so as to expand upwardly in a side view. The heat
exchange chamber 11 is closed at the top by a top plate 11 a. An air-cooled condenser
fan 3 that exhausts air from the heat exchange chamber is provided on the top plate
11 a.
[0019] As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, the cool water pipe 6 connected to the evaporator
5 is disposed so as to penetrate the mechanical chamber 10 in a horizontal direction
in a side view. As illustrated in Fig. 2, one end of the cool water inlet pipe 6a
and one end of the cool water outlet pipe 6b are disposed to protrude from one of
opposite side surfaces 10a of the mechanical chamber 10 to the outside of the mechanical
chamber 10. Further, the other end of the cool water inlet pipe 6a and the other end
of the cool water outlet pipe 6b are housed in the mechanical chamber 10 inside the
other of the opposite side surfaces 10a.
[0020] Since the cool water pipe 6 is disposed to penetrate into the mechanical chamber
10, installation work for an external pipe can be eliminated and an installation space
for the cool water pipe 6 does not need to be secured around the heat source device
RS. Accordingly, the heat source device RS can be easily installed in a limited installation
space on a roof or in a mechanical chamber.
[0021] A configuration of the condenser 2 will be described.
[0022] Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a condenser of the heat source device according to
Embodiment 1.
[0023] As illustrated in Fig. 4, the condenser 2 is a fin and tube heat exchanger that is
made up of flat tubes 2a having openings of a plurality of refrigerant flow paths
2b and heat transfer fins 2c formed in a flat plate shape and connected between the
adjacent flat tubes 2a. The flat tube 2a and the heat transfer fin 2c are made of
a material such as copper or aluminum and are thermally connected to each other.
[0024] Since the flat tubes 2a can be arranged at a smaller pitch than that of circular
tubes, the flat tubes 2a can be densely arranged in the fin and tube heat exchanger.
[0025] The following formula 1 expresses heat exchange performance (Ao·K) of the overall
heat exchanger, as:

where Ao is a heat transfer area on air side and K is a heat transfer coefficient
of the heat exchanger on the basis of the outer surface area.
[0026] When Ao is a heat transfer area on air side and αao is a heat transfer coefficient
on air side, a heat exchange performance (Ao·αao) on air side increases since the
heat transfer area on air side Ao increases due to high installation density of the
flat tubes 2a.
[0027] Further, a contact heat exchange performance (Ac·αc) between the heat transfer fin
2c and the flat tube 2a increases since they are brazed and have a high heat transfer
coefficient αc.
[0028] When Ai is a heat transfer area on refrigerant side and αi is a heat transfer coefficient
on refrigerant side, an in-tube heat exchange performance (Ai·αi) increases since
the heat transfer area Ai increases due to high installation density of the flat tubes
2a and a plurality of refrigerant flow paths 2b.
[0029] Therefore, since a heat exchange performance (Ao·K) of the overall heat exchanger
increases, the condenser 2 can be reduced in size compared with the heat exchanger
of the same heat exchange capacity that uses a circular tube as a heat transfer tube.
Further, since the amount of refrigerant filled in a refrigeration cycle is also reduced,
a refrigerant container such as an accumulator can be reduced in size, and thus the
heat source device RS can be reduced in size.
[0030] Accordingly, the heat source device RS can be easily installed in a limited installation
space on a roof or in a mechanical chamber.
[0031] Further, as in the present embodiment, in a top flow type heat source device RS
in which the air-cooled condenser fan 3 is disposed on the top of the heat exchange
chamber 11, a distance between the air-cooled condenser fan 3 and the lower stage
of the condenser 2 increases with increase in size of the condenser 2. Accordingly,
the heat exchange air amount in the lower stage decreases, which lowers the performance.
However, by decreasing the size of the condenser 2, distribution of the heat exchange
air amount can be maintained within a predetermined range, thereby suppressing decrease
in heat exchange performance.
[0032] Next, an operation of the heat source device RS according to Embodiment 1 will be
described.
[0033] When an actuating signal is inputted to the cool and hot water supply system, a cool
water pump 7 provided in the cool water pipe 6 that is connected to the heat source
device RS is first actuated.
[0034] Then, the compressor 1 and the air-cooled condenser fan 3 mounted in the heat source
device RS are actuated.
[0035] The compressor 1 compresses low pressure gas refrigerant into high pressure gas refrigerant.
The gas from the compressor 1 is fed to the condenser 2 via an oil separator (not
shown in the figure). The type of the compressor 1 is not specifically limited, and
compressors such as a scroll compressor, a rotary compressor, and a screw compressor
may be used as the compressor 1. The compressor 1 is configured to control the capacity
thereof, for example, by combining control of the number of a plurality of compressors
and control of rotational speed of a single compressor.
[0036] The condenser 2 exchanges heat between high pressure gas refrigerant received from
the compressor 1 and external air to cool and thus condense and liquify the refrigerant.
The condenser 2 is an air-cooled heat exchanger which includes the air-cooled condenser
fan 3. When the air-cooled condenser fan 3 is actuated, external air passes through
the condenser 2, is subjected to heat exchange, and flows into the heat exchange chamber
11. Then, the external air is exhausted upward by the air-cooled condenser fan 3 disposed
on the top plate 11 a of the heat exchange chamber 11.
[0037] The liquid refrigerant condensed by the condenser 2 is fed to the expansion valve
4. The expansion valve 4 is configured to perform a closing function, a flow control
function by adjustment of opening degree in accordance with cooling load of the evaporator
5, and a decompressing and expansion function by a single valve. The opening degree
of the expansion valve 4 is controlled so that the degree of superheat of outlet refrigerant
of the evaporator 5 becomes constant by a temperature sensor (not shown in the figure)
and a pressure sensor (not shown in the figure) that detect a refrigerant temperature
and a refrigerant pressure on a downstream side of the evaporator 5, and a controller
that transmits a signal of those sensors.
[0038] The expansion valve 4 decreases the pressure of refrigerant by allowing the liquid
refrigerant condensed by the condenser 2 to pass through. The evaporator 5 is a heat
exchanger that takes heat from water (heat medium) on a secondary side by evaporation
of refrigerant and generates cool water. The evaporator 5 is an indirect heat exchanger
that includes a refrigerant flow path and a water flow path and is configured to exchange
heat between refrigerant and water in a non-contact manner. The evaporator 5 of this
embodiment is, for example, a plate type heat exchanger.
[0039] Refrigerant gasified by the evaporator 5 is fed back to the compressor 1 via an accumulator
(not shown in the figure). With the above configuration, the thermal circuit of the
heat source device RS of the present embodiment supplies cool water into the cool
and hot water supply system.
[0040] In the above description of the heat source device RS according to Embodiment 1,
cool water is obtained from the heat source device RS as a heat medium. However, a
four-way valve may be provided in the refrigeration cycle apparatus to form a heat
pump cycle by switching the four-way valve, and the condenser 2 functions as an evaporator
and the evaporator 5 functions as a condenser to obtain hot water.
[0041] Next, a heat source system in which a plurality of heat source devices RS according
to Embodiment 1 are connected will be described.
[0042] Fig. 5 is a configuration diagram illustrating a thermal circuit in which a plurality
of heat source devices according to Embodiment 1 are connected.
[0043] Fig. 6 is a side sectional view in which a plurality of heat source devices according
to Embodiment 1 are connected.
[0044] Fig. 7 is a front sectional view in which a plurality of heat source devices according
to another example of Embodiment 1 are connected.
[0045] As illustrated in Fig. 5, a plurality of heat source devices RS according to Embodiment
1 can be used in a manner of connecting one onother. A portion of the thermal circuit
enclosed by the dotted line indicates a single unit of the heat source device RS.
[0046] The cool water pipe 6 is connected through the heat source devices RS to serve as
a thermal circuit. That is, the evaporators 5 are connected to the cool water inlet
pipe 6a in parallel so that cool water flows from the cool water inlet pipe 6a, branches
into the respective evaporators 5, and is cooled therein. The cool water cooled in
the evaporators 5 flows into the cool water outlet pipe 6b, merges together at each
heat source device RS, and is discharged from the most downstream heat source device
RS.
[0047] Next, a connection position of the cool water pipe 6 when a plurality of heat source
devices RS are connected will be described.
[0048] As described above, the cool water pipe 6 is disposed to penetrate the mechanical
chamber 10 of the heat source device RS in a horizontal direction in a side view,
one end of the cool water inlet pipe 6a and one end of the cool water outlet pipe
6b are disposed to protrude from one of opposite side surfaces 10a of the mechanical
chamber 10 to the outside of the mechanical chamber 10, and the other end of the cool
water inlet pipe 6a and the other end of the cool water outlet pipe 6b are housed
in the mechanical chamber 10 inside the other of the opposite side surfaces 10a.
[0049] Accordingly, as illustrated in Fig. 6, a connecting section 6c of the cool water
pipe 6 is located in the mechanical chamber 10. The connecting section 6c may be a
generally available steel pipe joint that may be appropriately selected from, for
example, a socket or a union threaded onto an external thread of a steel pipe, and
a flange joint if the opening diameter of the cool water pipe 6 is large. Further,
each end of the cool water inlet pipe 6a and the cool water outlet pipe 6b that is
not connected to the external cool water pipe 6 is closed by a plug to prevent cool
water, which is a heat medium, from flowing out, thereby providing a water sealing.
[0050] Further, a flexible joint having flexibility may be disposed at the connecting section
6c. The flexible joint may be of a known type, such as a bellows type made of a rubber
or a braided type made of a stainless steel.
[0051] Accordingly, since a space is provided in the mechanical chamber 10 to house the
connecting section 6c of the cool water pipe 6, the connecting section 6c having a
large opening diameter is not exposed outside the heat source device RS, and accordingly,
pipes are orderly laid out around the heat source device RS. Moreover, on-site installation
of the cool water pipe 6 around the heat source device RS is eliminated, which contributes
to minimization of installation space.
[0052] In connection of a plurality of heat source devices RS, the connecting sections 6c
of the cool water pipe 6 are designed to be positioned at predetermined positions.
Accordingly, positioning of the heat source devices RS can be easy and air for heat
exchange can flow as designed, ensuring a rated capacity of the heat source devices
RS. Further, since the cool water pipe 6 protrudes from one of surfaces of the mechanical
chamber 10, an installation direction of the heat source device RS can be easily recognized
during installation work.
[0053] Moreover, since a flexible joint is disposed at the connecting section 6c, even if
pipe axes of the cool water pipes 6 of the adjacent heat source devices RS are slightly
misaligned in connection of the pipes, the position can be adjusted within the range
of flexibility of the flexible joint.
[0054] The above configuration example has been described in which the cool water pipe 6
penetrates the mechanical chamber 10 in a direction of side view of the heat source
device RS as illustrated in Fig. 6. However, as illustrated in Fig. 7, a configuration,
in which the cool water pipe 6 penetrates the mechanical chamber 10 in a direction
of front view of the heat source device RS may also be applicable.
[0055] In this case as well, since the connecting section 6c is disposed in the mechanical
chamber 10, the same effect as that of the above example can be achieved.
Embodiment 2
[0056] The heat source device RS according to Embodiment 2 has the same basic configuration
as that of the heat source device RS according to Embodiment 1 except the position
of the end of the cool water pipe 6 with respect to the mechanical chamber 10.
[0057] Accordingly, the position of the end of the cool water pipe 6 of the heat source
device RS according to Embodiment 2 will be described.
[0058] Fig. 8 is a side sectional view in which a plurality of heat source devices according
to Embodiment 2 are connected.
[0059] Fig. 9 is a front sectional view in which a plurality of heat source devices according
to another example of Embodiment 2 are connected.
[0060] In Fig. 8, one end of the cool water inlet pipe 6a protrudes from a left side surface
of the mechanical chamber 10 in the drawing, and the other end of the cool water inlet
pipe 6a is located in the mechanical chamber 10.
[0061] Further, one end of the cool water outlet pipe 6b is located in the mechanical chamber
10 in the drawing, while the other end of the cool water outlet pipe 6b protrudes
from a right side surface of the mechanical chamber 10.
[0062] That is, the cool water inlet pipe 6a and the cool water outlet pipe 6b protrude
from the mechanical chamber 10 in different directions.
[0063] Accordingly, since a space is provided in the mechanical chamber 10 to house the
connecting section 6c of the cool water pipe 6, the connecting section 6c having a
large opening diameter is not exposed outside the heat source device RS, and accordingly,
pipes are orderly laid out around the heat source device RS, similarly to Embodiment
1.
[0064] Moreover, when the cool water inlet pipe 6a of the heat source device RS on the most
upstream side is disposed to penetrate from the mechanical chamber 10, only the cool
water outlet pipe 6b of the heat source device RS on the most downstream side protrudes
from the mechanical chamber 10. Accordingly, the cool water inlet pipe 6a and the
cool water outlet pipe 6b can be connected to the cool water pipe 6 of an inlet side
and the cool water pipe 6 of an outlet side, respectively, from the outside of the
mechanical chamber 10. Since the heat source device RS on the most upstream side does
not need to be connected to the cool water pipe 6 of an outlet side and the heat source
device RS on the most downstream side does not need to be connected to the cool water
pipe 6 of an inlet side, an unnecessary connecting section 6c of the cool water pipe
6 can be prevented from being exposed to the outside of the mechanical chamber 10.
Accordingly, pipes are orderly laid out, and an unnecessary connecting section 6c
of the cool water pipe 6 is not exposed to the outside in terms of design as well.
[0065] The above configuration example has been described in which the cool water pipe 6
penetrates the mechanical chamber 10 in a direction of side view of the heat source
device RS as illustrated in Fig. 8. However, as illustrated in Fig. 9, a configuration,
in which the cool water pipe 6 penetrates the mechanical chamber 10 in a direction
of front view of the heat source device RS may also be applicable.
[0066] In this case as well, since the connecting section 6c is disposed in the mechanical
chamber 10, the same effect as that of the above example can be achieved.
Embodiment 3
[0067] The heat source device RS according to Embodiment 3 has the same basic configuration
as that of the heat source device RS according to Embodiment 1 except the position
of the end of the cool water pipe 6 with respect to the mechanical chamber 10.
[0068] Accordingly, the position of the end of the cool water pipe 6 of the heat source
device RS according to Embodiment 3 will be described.
[0069] Fig. 10 is a side sectional view in which a plurality of heat source devices according
to Embodiment 3 are connected.
[0070] Fig. 11 is a front sectional view in which a plurality of heat source devices according
to another example of Embodiment 3 are connected.
[0071] In Fig. 10, both ends of the cool water inlet pipe 6a are located in the mechanical
chamber 10 in the drawing.
[0072] Further, both ends of the cool water outlet pipe 6b are also located in the mechanical
chamber 10 in the drawing.
[0073] That is, four ends of the cool water inlet pipe 6a and the cool water outlet pipe
6b are located in the mechanical chamber 10.
[0074] The adjacent connecting sections 6c are connected to each other with a short pipe
6d interposed therebetween.
[0075] Further, instead of the short pipe 6d, a flexible joint having flexibility can be
used. The flexible joint may be of a known type, such as a bellows type made of a
rubber or a braided type made of a stainless steel.
[0076] Accordingly, since a space is provided in the mechanical chamber 10 to house the
connecting section 6c of the cool water pipe 6, the connecting section 6c having a
large opening diameter is not exposed outside the heat source device RS, and accordingly,
pipes are orderly laid out around the heat source device RS, similarly to Embodiment
1.
[0077] Moreover, when a flexible joint is disposed between the connecting sections 6c, even
if pipe axes of the cool water pipes 6 of the adjacent heat source devices RS are
slightly misaligned in connection of the pipes, the position can be adjusted within
the range of flexibility of the flexible joint.
[0078] The above configuration example has been described in which the cool water pipe 6
penetrates the mechanical chamber 10 in a direction of side view of the heat source
device RS as illustrated in Fig. 10. However, as illustrated in Fig. 11, a configuration,
in which the cool water pipe 6 penetrates the mechanical chamber 10 in a direction
of front view of the heat source device RS may also be applicable.
[0079] In this case as well, since the connecting section 6c is disposed in the mechanical
chamber 10, the same effect as that of the above example can be achieved.
[0080] Further, in Embodiments 1 to 3 described above, the ends of the cool water pipes
6 are located at different positions with respect to the mechanical chamber 10. However,
the heat source system may also be provided in which the heat source devices RS of
Embodiments 1 to 3 are combined as appropriate and connected.
[0081] The condenser 2 described in Embodiments 1 to 3 corresponds to a heat source heat
exchanger of the present invention.
[0082] Similarly, the evaporator 5 corresponds to a heat medium heat exchanger, the cool
water pipe 6 corresponds to a heat medium pipe, and the side surface 10a corresponds
to a side wall section.
Reference Signs List
[0083] 1 compressor 2 condenser (heat source heat exchanger) 2a flat tube 2b refrigerant
flow path 2c heat transfer fin 3 air-cooled condenser fan, 4 expansion valve 5 evaporator
(heat medium heat exchanger) 6 cool water pipe (heat medium pipe) 6a cool water inlet
pipe 6b cool water outlet pipe 6c connecting section 6d short pipe 7 cool water pump
10 mechanical chamber 10a side surface (side wall surface) 11 heat exchange chamber
11 a top plate RS heat source device
1. A heat source device having a refrigeration cycle in which a compressor, a heat source
heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and a heat medium heat exchanger are connected,
the heat source device comprising:
a heat exchange chamber that houses at least the heat source heat exchanger; and
a mechanical chamber that houses at least the compressor and the heat medium heat
exchanger, wherein
the heat medium heat exchanger is connected to a heat medium pipe,
one end of the heat medium pipe is located inside the mechanical chamber, and
the other end of the heat medium pipe is located outside the mechanical chamber.
2. The heat source device of claim 1, wherein
the heat medium pipe includes a first heat medium pipe and a second heat medium pipe,
the mechanical chamber has a first side wall surface and a second side wall surface
which are opposite to each other,
wone end of the first heat medium pipe is located inside the first side wall surface
of the mechanical chamber,
the other end of the first heat medium pipe is located outside the second side wall
surface of the mechanical chamber,
one end of the second heat medium pipe is located inside the first side wall surface
of the mechanical chamber, and
the other end of the second heat medium pipe is located outside the second side wall
surface of the mechanical chamber.
3. The heat source device of claim 1, wherein
the heat medium pipe includes a first heat medium pipe and a second heat medium pipe,
the mechanical chamber has a first side wall surface and a second side wall surface
which are opposite to each other,
the one end of the first heat medium pipe is located inside the first side wall surface
of the mechanical chamber,
the other end of the first heat medium pipe is located outside the second side wall
surface of the mechanical chamber,
the one end of the second heat medium pipe is located outside the first side wall
surface of the mechanical chamber, and
the other end of the second heat medium pipe is located inside the second side wall
surface of the mechanical chamber.
4. The heat source device of claims 2 or 3, wherein
the first heat medium pipe is a heat medium inlet pipe that is configured to supply
a heat medium to the heat medium heat exchanger and
the second heat medium pipe is a heat medium outlet pipe that is configured to discharge
the heat medium after heat exchange from the heat medium heat exchanger.
5. The heat source device of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the heat source heat exchanger
is a fin and tube heat exchanger that uses a flat tube as a heat transfer tube.
6. A heat source system in which a plurality of heat source devices of claim 1 or claim
5 as dependent on claim 1 are connected, wherein
the one end of a heat medium pipe is connected to the other end of a heat medium pipe
adjacent to the one end at a connecting section.
7. The heat source system of claim 6, wherein the connecting section is provided with
a flexible joint having flexibility.
8. The heat source system in which a plurality of heat source devices of claim 2 or 3
or claim 4 or 5 as dependent on claim 2 or 3 are connected, wherein
the one end of a first heat medium pipe is connected to the other end of a first heat
medium pipe adjacent to the one end at a first connecting section and
the one end of a second heat medium pipe is connected to the other end of a second
heat medium pipe adjacent to the one end at a second connecting section in the plurality
of the heat source devices.
9. The heat source system of claim 8, wherein the first connecting section and the second
connecting section are provided with a flexible joint having flexibility.