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US 11,473,824 · App. 17/144,540 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Heat-source-tower heat pump system combined with ice maker

Inventors: Jun Lu (Chongqing, CN); Yifei Lv (Chongqing, CN); Fangqi Lu (Chongqing, CN); Ling Xie (Chongqing, CN); Lulu Yang (Chongqing, CN)
Assignees: Chongqing University; Jiangsu Simpsun Air New Energy Co., Ltd.
F25C5/04F25B13/00F25C1/04
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Patent No.
US 11,473,824
App. No.
17/144,540
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a heat-source-tower heat pump system combined with an ice maker. The system includes a heat source tower and a heat pump unit. The system further includes an ice maker. The liquid outlet of the heat source tower is connected to the liquid inlet of the ice maker through a pipeline. The concentrated liquid outlet of the ice maker is connected to the liquid return port of the heat source tower. The cold outlet of the heat pump unit is connected to the cold inlet of the ice maker through a pipeline. The hot return port of the ice maker is connected to the hot inlet of the heat pump unit through a pipeline. The cold inlet and the hot outlet of the heat pump unit are respectively connected to corresponding outlet and inlet of an end of a user.

Claims (4)

1. A heat-source-tower heat pump system combined with an ice maker, comprising a heat source tower and a heat pump unit, wherein a liquid return port, a liquid outlet, an air inlet, and an air outlet are formed in the heat source tower; the air inlet is used for outdoor air to enter the heat source tower to perform heat exchange with an antifreeze solution; the air outlet is used for exhausting the air which is subjected to the heat exchange with the antifreeze solution from the heat source tower; a first evaporation channel and a first condensation channel are formed in the heat pump unit; a cold inlet and a hot outlet which are communicated with the first condensation channel, and a cold inlet and a hot outlet which are communicated with the first condensation channel are formed in the heat pump unit, wherein an ice maker is arranged between the heat source tower and the heat pump unit; a second evaporation channel and a second condensation channel are formed in the ice maker; a liquid inlet and a concentrated liquid outlet which are communicated with the second evaporation channel, and a cold inlet and a hot return port which are communicated with the second condensation channel are formed in the ice maker; an ice removal port and a water replenishing port are formed in the ice maker; the ice removal port is used for removing ice cubes from the surface of an evaporator of the ice maker;

the liquid outlet of the heat source tower is connected to the liquid outlet of the ice maker, and the concentrated liquid outlet of the ice maker is connected to the liquid return port of the heat source tower to form an antifreeze solution condensation concentration channel; the cold outlet of the heat pump unit is connected to the cold inlet of the ice maker through a pipeline; the hot return port of the ice maker is connected to the hot inlet of the heat pump unit through the pipeline; the cold inlet and the hot outlet of the heat pump unit are respectively connected to corresponding outlet and inlet of a user end.

2. The heat-source-tower heat pump system combined with an ice maker according to claim 1 , wherein a liquid replenishing port is formed in the heat source tower, and is used for replenishing and adding a solute of the antifreeze solution.

3. The heat-source-tower heat pump system combined with an ice maker according to claim 1 , wherein the ice maker is a water cooled ice maker.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2021
From: LU, JUN; LV, YIFEI; LU, FANGQI; XIE, LING; YANG, LULU
To: CHONGQING UNIVERSITY; JIANGSU SIMPSUN AIR NEW ENERGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057470/0647 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010062321.X · Jan 19, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210222938A1 · Jul 22, 2021
Cited By (1)
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