IP Library Granted Patent US 10,047,993
Granted Patent B2
US 10,047,993 · App. 14/561,704 · Granted Aug 14, 2018

Engine driven heat pump

Inventors: Hideshi Okada (Osaka, JP); Kyoko Hashimoto (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.
F25B49/025F25B27/00F25B13/00F25B49/005F25B2313/0294F25B2313/02741F25B2327/00F25B2500/06F25B2500/26F25B2600/01F25B2700/21154
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Patent No.
US 10,047,993
App. No.
14/561,704
Granted
Aug 14, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An engine driven heat pump includes an outdoor fan and an engine cooling water pump, each of which is driven by the generation power of a generator, and after a lapse of a first predetermined time from a predetermined actuation time of an engine, the output power from the generator is output-controlled, and the power output control is started so as to obtain the generation power, and when it is determined that the generation voltage after the start of the power output control is equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage, the engine cooling water pump is driven, and after a lapse of a second predetermined time from a predetermined drive time of the engine cooling water pump, the outdoor fan is driven, and after a lapse of a third predetermined time from a predetermined drive time of the outdoor fan, the output control of the inverter is started.

Claims (23)

1. An engine driven heat pump, comprising:

an engine;

a compressor configured to be driven by the engine;

a refrigerant circuit configured to flow a refrigerant sucked and discharged by the compressor;

a generator configured to be driven by the engine;

an outdoor fan and an engine cooling water pump, each of which is configured to be driven by generation power of the generator;

an engine actuation battery configured to actuate the engine;

a battery charging circuit configured to charge the engine actuation battery; and

an inverter configured to convert output power from the generator into a predetermined voltage and a predetermined frequency, and

a control unit configured with programming such that wherein after a lapse of a first predetermined time from a predetermined actuation time of the engine, the output power from the generator is output-controlled by a generator controller, and a power output control is started so as to obtain the generation power, and wherein when it is determined that the generation voltage after the start of the power output control is equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage, the engine cooling water pump is driven, and wherein after a lapse of a second predetermined time from a predetermined drive time of the engine cooling water pump, the outdoor fan is driven, and wherein after a lapse of a third predetermined time from a predetermined drive time of the outdoor fan, output control of the inverter is started, and

wherein when the compressor is not operated, and the generator is driven, upper-limit revolutions of the outdoor fan are reduced, compared with a case where the compressor is operated, and the generator is driven.

2. An engine driven heat pump, comprising:

an engine;

a compressor configured to be driven by the engine;

a refrigerant circuit configured to flow a refrigerant sucked and discharged by the compressor;

a generator configured to be driven by the engine;

an outdoor fan and an engine cooling water pump, each of which is configured to be driven by generation power of the generator;

an engine actuation battery configured to actuate the engine;

a battery charging circuit configured to charge the engine actuation battery; and

an inverter configured to convert output power from the generator into a predetermined voltage and a predetermined frequency, and

a control unit configured with programming such that wherein after a lapse of a first predetermined time from a predetermined actuation time of the engine, the output power from the generator is output-controlled by a generator controller, and a power output control is started so as to obtain the generation power, and wherein when it is determined that the generation voltage after the start of the power output control is equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage, the engine cooling water pump is driven, and wherein after a lapse of a second predetermined time from a predetermined drive time of the engine cooling water pump, the outdoor fan is driven, and wherein after a lapse of a third predetermined time from a predetermined drive time of the outdoor fan, output control of the inverter is started, and

wherein rated power consumption of the engine cooling water pump is lower than rated power consumption of the outdoor fan, and

wherein when the compressor is not operated, and the generator is driven, upper-limit revolutions of the outdoor fan are reduced, compared with a case where the compressor is operated, and the generator is driven.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2020
From: YANMAR CO., LTD.
To: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054162/0112 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2014
From: OKADA, HIDESHI; HASHIMOTO, KYOKO
To: YANMAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034391/0596 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-272908 · Dec 27, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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