Procedure for Displaying Performance Data on the Front of a Tankless Electric Water Heater

    公开(公告)号:US20200025418A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-23

    申请号:US16040782

    申请日:2018-07-20

    发明人: Hubert Nolte

    IPC分类号: F24H9/20 F24H1/10

    摘要: The invention describes the procedure for displaying performance data on the front of a tankless electric water heater. At least one of the performance conditions is stored in the electronic control unit and is available to the display. A savings E is determined from a reference value R and a time value Z and is made available to be shown on the display. The reference value R contains at least one loss value V of another water heater and the time value Z is an input from the tankless electric water heater. The savings E represents a measure of the energy savings of the tankless water heater as contrasted with the other water heater.

    Water Heater with a Heat Pump Device and Method for Controlling a Heat Pump Device

    公开(公告)号:US20190338963A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-07

    申请号:US15968849

    申请日:2018-05-02

    发明人: Hubert Nolte

    摘要: A water heater comprising a heat pump device and a water tank is provided. A temperature controller operates the heat pump device based on a comparison of a measured water temperature and the set temperature. The water heater further comprises a source temperature sensor measuring the temperature of a heat source serving to provide heat energy to the heat pump device process. The source temperature sensor measures a source temperature and provides a source temperature value to the temperature controller. The temperature controller adapts a activation temperature in response to the measured source temperature. The water heater provides an improved accuracy of the temperature controller without unnecessarily reducing the life expectancy of the heat pump device. Furthermore, a corresponding method for controlling a heat pump device in a water heater is suggested.

    Tankless water heater system
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11662122B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-30

    申请号:US16515250

    申请日:2019-07-18

    IPC分类号: F24H9/20 F24H1/10 H05B3/00

    摘要: A tankless water heater system (100), with a heat exchanger device (20) comprising at least one hollow chamber (21, 22, 23, 24) and at least one electrical heating element (52, 53, 54), and a controller device (30) with a temperature control unit (35), a tap event counter unit (32), a down-time counter unit (33) and a time delay unit (34); an electrical switching element (41, 42, 43) for connecting or is connecting one or several heating elements (52, 53, 54) to/from a power supply; an outlet temperature sensor (27) linked with the temperature control unit (35); a flow rate sensor (29); wherein: the tap counter unit (32) is connected to the flow rate sensor (29) and is triggered when water flow rate exceeds a tap indication threshold the down-time counter unit (33) is triggered and retriggered by the tap counter unit (32) and both provide a down-time event signal after any inactivity period with no water flow and records the duration of inactivity; the time delay unit (34) is connected to and triggered by the tap counter unit (32) starting a delay period which duration is switched from a short default delay period to a long delay period by the down-time signal provided by the down-time counter unit (33); and the switching elements (41, 42, 53) are triggered by the time delay unit (34) only after the delay period has elapsed.

    WATER HEATER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220316760A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17703124

    申请日:2022-03-24

    摘要: A water heater including a cold water intake, a hot water output, a fluid pathway arranged between the cold water intake and the hot water output and adapted to convey water flowing from the cold water intake to the hot water output. A heating element is adapted to heat water that is in the fluid pathway. A power electronics unit is coupled to the heating element. A controller is configured to regulate a temperature of the water in the fluid pathway to an adjustable hot water temperature by controlling the power electronics unit. A water draw-off detector is adapted to detect a water draw-off event and a water sensor is adapted to determine a reference parameter corresponding to a temperature of the water.

    Hot water dispenser and method for determining a boiling point of water of a hot water dispenser

    公开(公告)号:US11350783B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US16221748

    申请日:2018-12-17

    发明人: Hubert Nolte

    IPC分类号: A47J27/21 F24H9/20

    摘要: A hot water dispenser and a method for determining a boiling point of water in the same. The hot water dispenser contains a reservoir, a heating element, and a sensor. The method includes heating water in the reservoir with a first power value of the heating element during a first period of time until a value indicative of a threshold temperature of water is determined; upon reaching the threshold temperature, heating the reservoir water with a second power value of the heating element, which is lower than the first power value, during a second period of time until a water-temperature-rise-per-time value is lower than a first predetermined value; subsequently, increasing the power value of the heating element to a third power value during a third period of time; determining the boiling-point temperature of water by determining the highest temperature of water between the first and third periods of time.

    BEARING COMPONENT FOR FLOW SENSOR, FLOW METERING UNIT AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20220163233A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-26

    申请号:US17436890

    申请日:2020-02-27

    摘要: A flow sensor of a domestic appliance has an axle that is substantially perpendicular in the installed state to the flow direction of a fluid channel of the domestic appliance. The bearing component is designed as a single part and has at least two interconnected limbs, each limb having an axle mount for one end of the axle of the flow sensor, wherein the two axle mounts are mutually spaced apart in such a way that they correspond in a relaxed condition of the bearing component to an extension of the axle of the flow sensor. The two limbs are designed to be elastic such that the spacing between the axle mounts can be increased in order to insert the flow sensor between the axle mounts.

    Tank Water Heater Assembly and Transport Assembly

    公开(公告)号:US20200003432A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-02

    申请号:US16023180

    申请日:2018-06-29

    IPC分类号: F24D19/10 F24H1/18 F24H4/04

    摘要: A tank water heater assembly is provided including a tank water heater and a drain pan provided with a sensor holder for mounting a sensor. The sensor holder accommodates a leak detection sensor at predefined distance above an inner surface of a bottom wall of the drain pan. In this way the presence of harmless small amounts of water in the drain pan do not trigger an alarm. A transport assembly is presented for facilitating transportation of the tank water heater assembly to an installation site and subsequent installation. Finally, a method for installation of a tank water heater assembly is provided.