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Heating and hot water supply apparatus and control method thereof

US10824178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 2018
Grant dateNov 3, 2020
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24D2240/12
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disclosure provides a heating and hot water supply apparatus which includes a heating circulation path configured to circulate a heated heating medium with a heating terminal, and a bypass path branched from the heating circulation path for causing the heating medium to flow therethrough without passing through the heating terminal. A hot water supply heat exchanger is disposed in the bypass path. A division ratio of the heating medium from the heating circulation path to the bypass path is controlled by a distribution valve. The division ratio is increased from a first value to a second value when a reservation preheat control is started during the heating operation according to a start reservation time of hot water supply operation reserved by a timer, and set to a third value greater than the second value during a simultaneous operation of the hot water supply and the heating operation.

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