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US 2025/0027677 A1Published application
Heat supply apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJeongseob SHIN, Doyong HA, Seungtaek OH, Hyunjong KIM, Kyongmin KWON
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Abstract
A heat supply apparatus comprises: a compressor compressing refrigerant; a first heat exchanger being connected to the compressor through a refrigerant pipe and exchanging heat between refrigerant and water; and a second heat exchanger being connected to the compressor through a refrigerant pipe and having a plurality of pipes exchanging heat between refrigerant and air, wherein the plurality of pipes include: a first pipe disposed in the lowermost part; and the second pipes disposed above the first pipe, wherein the first pipe directs refrigerant flow in the opposite direction to the refrigerant flow in the remaining pipes.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a compressor that compresses refrigerant;
- a first heat exchanger that is connected to the compressor through a refrigerant pipe and exchanges heat between refrigerant and water;
- and
- a second heat exchanger that is connected to the compressor through the refrigerant pipe and includes a plurality of pipes exchanging heat between refrigerant and air,
- wherein the plurality of pipes include:
- a first pipe that is disposed lowest among the plurality of pipes;
- and
- a plurality of second pipes disposed above the first pipe, and
- wherein a direction of refrigerant flow in the first pipe is opposite to a direction of refrigerant flow in the second pipes.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a compressor that compresses refrigerant;
- a first heat exchanger connected to the compressor through a refrigerant pipe and that exchanges heat between refrigerant and water;
- and
- a second heat exchanger that is connected to the compressor through the refrigerant pipe and exchanges heat between refrigerant and air,
- wherein the second heat exchanger includes:
- plurality of pipes through which refrigerant flows;
- a first distributor disposed in a first direction based on the plurality of pipes;
- a plurality of connection pipes connecting the first distributor and the plurality of pipes;
- a second distributor disposed in a second direction based on the plurality of pipes, the second direction being different from the first direction, and the first distributor being positioned closer to the compressor than the second distributor;
- and
- a plurality of distribution pipes connecting the second distributor and the plurality of pipes,
- wherein the plurality of pipes include:
- a first pipe;
- and
- a plurality second pipes disposed above the first pipe,
- wherein the plurality of connection pipes includes a first connection pipe connected to the first pipe,
- wherein the plurality of distribution pipes includes a first distribution pipe connected to the first pipe,
- wherein the first pipe includes:
- a first connection end tube connected to the first connection pipe;
- a first distribution end tube connected to the first distribution pipe, and
- wherein the first distribution end tube is disposed below the first connection end tube.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a compressor that compresses refrigerant;
- a first heat exchanger that is connected to the compressor through a refrigerant pipe and exchanges heat between refrigerant and water;
- and
- a second heat exchanger that is connected to the compressor through the refrigerant pipe and exchanges heat between refrigerant and air,
- wherein the second heat exchanger includes:
- plurality of pipes through which refrigerant flows;
- a first distributor disposed in a first direction based on the plurality of pipes and connected to first ends of the plurality of pipes;
- and
- a second distributor disposed in a second direction based on the plurality of pipes and connected to second ends of the plurality of pipes, the second direction being different from the first direction, and the first distributor being positioned closer to the compressor than the second distributor;
- wherein the plurality of pipes include a first pipe that is positioned lowest among the plurality of pipes,
- wherein the first pipe includes:
- a plurality of first tubes arranged in a first row extending vertically and including a first connection end tube connected to the first distributor;
- and
- a plurality of second tubes disposed in a second row extending vertically and including a first distribution end tube connected to the second distributor, and
- wherein the first row is spaced apart from the second row in the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.