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AA00
OVERALL CONFIGURATIONS

AA01

AA02

AA03

AA04

. Water supply types

. . Storage types

. . Continuous flow types

. . Type that is the storage type and the continuous flow type at the same time

AA11

AA12

AA13

AA14

. Heat sources

. . Multiple

. . . Serial arrangement

. . . Parallel arrangement

AA22

AA23

AA24

AA25

AA26

AA27

AA28

AA29

. . Main heat sources

. . . Heat pumps

. . . Solar heat (including waste heat from solar cells)

. . . Geothermal heat

. . . Waste heat

. . . . CGS

. . . . . Fuel cells

. . . . . Engines

AA33

AA34

. . . Heaters

. . . Combustion types

AA42

AA43

AA44

AA45

AA46

AA47

AA48

AA49

AA50

. . Auxiliary heat sources

. . . Same as AA23-AA29

. . . . Same as AA23-AA29

. . . . . Same as AA23-AA29

. . . . Bathtubs

AA53

AA54

. . . Same as AA33-AA34

AA61

AA62

AA63

AA64

AA65

AA66

. Heat load

. . Heating

. . Filling the bathtub with hot water

. . Bath reheating

. . Shower/mist

. . Load across multiple homes

AA71

AA72

AA73

AA74

AA75

AA76

AA77

AA78

. Auxiliary installations

. . . Means of electricity storage

. . Means of power generation

. . Means of water treatment

. . Means for washing piping or the like

. . Means for preventing freezing

. . . Using heaters

. . . Using hot water

AB00
CONSTRUCTION OF HOT WATER STORAGE SECTIONS

AB01

AB02

AB03

. Multiple

. . Serial arrangement

. . Parallel arrangement

AB11

AB12

. Types of hot water tank

. . Open type

AB21

AB22

AB23

AB24

AB25

AB26

AB27

AB29

AB30

. Types of heating

. . Externally circulated heating type

. . . Characterized by the channel from tank to tank through a heat source

. . . . Switching channels

. . . . Characterized by return position/exit position with respect to the tank

. . . . . Multiple/variable return position/exit position with respect to the tank

. . . . Bypassing the tank

. . Externally directly heated type

. . Internally heated type

AB32

AB33

AB34

. . Position of the auxiliary heat source

. . . Hot water supply circuits

. . . Heating circulating circuits

AB41

AB42

AB43

AB44

AB45

AB46

AB47

. Heat load heat exchanger inside the tank

. Heat load heat exchanger outside the tank

. . Characterized by the channel from tank to tank through a heat load heat exchanger

. . . Switching channels

. . . Characterized by return position/exit position with respect to the tank

. . . . Characterized by return position/exit position with respect to the tank

. . . With bypasses

AB51

AB52

AB53

AB54

AB56

AB57

AB58

AB59

AB60

. Characterized by a hot water exit position with respect to the hot water supply channel

. . Switching channels

. . Characterized by the exit position from the tank

. . . Multiple/variable exit positions from the tank

. Details

. . Structures of water supply units

. . Structures of water intake units

. . Means for separating hot from cold water

. . Means for retaining heat/preventing heat release

AB62

AB63

AB64

AB65

AB66

AB67

AB68

. . Venting means

. . Safety valves

. . Draining means

. . Stirring means

. . Partitioned tank interior

. . Means for preventing corrosion

. . Heat storage elements in the tank

AC00
CONSTRUCTION OF HEAT PUMPS

AC01

. Heat pumps provided in multiple steps

AC11

AC12

AC13

AC14

AC15

AC16

AC17

AC18

. Heat sources for heat pumps (heat sources other than air)

. . Solar heat (including waste heat from solar cells)

. . Geothermal heat

. . Waste heat

. . . CGS

. . . . Fuel cells

. . . . Engines

. . . Bathtubs

AC21

AC22

AC23

AC24

AC25

AC26

AC27

AC28

. Characteristics of heat pump cycles

. . With bypass channels

. . With ejectors

. . With auxiliary means for cooling/heating refrigerant

. . . Heat exchange between refrigerants

. . . Heat exchange with hot or cold water at other than condensers

. . Air conditioning using refrigerant

. . Multiple condensers

AC32

AC33

AC34

AC35

AC36

AC37

. . Defrosting

. . . Reverse cycle

. . . Hot-gas bypass

. . . Increasing the opening of expansion means

. . . With heating means for defrosting

. . . . Using stored hot water as a heat source

AC41

AC42

AC43

AC44

. Details

. . Heat insulating structures

. . Noise control structures

. . Arrangement inside casings

AD00
CONSTRUCTION OF CGS

AD01

AD04

AD05

AD06

. Connections with commercial power supplies

. Incidental equipment

. . Means for consuming excess electric power (e.g. heaters)

. . Means for releasing heat (e.g. radiators)

BA00
DETECTION INFORMATION (OVERALL, ENVIRONMENTAL)

BA01

BA02

BA03

BA04

. Water supply system information

. . Temperature of supplied water

. . Water supply pressure

. . Flow rate of water supply

BA11

BA12

BA13

BA14

BA15

BA17

BA18

. Hot water supply system information

. . Hot water temperature at the entrance of mixing means

. . Hot water temperature at the exit of mixing means

. . Flow rate of hot water supply

. . Mixing means (mixing valve opening or the like)

. Heat sources

. . Output of heat sources

BA21

BA22

BA23

BA24

BA25

BA26

BA27

. Systems for filling baths/reheating or heating systems

. . Temperature of hot water at the entrance of mixing means

. . Temperature of hot water at the exit of mixing means

. . Flow rate for filling baths/level of bathwater

. . Mixing means (mixing valve opening or the like)

. . Bathtub hot water temperature/heat radiator temperature

. . Flow rate for circulating hot bathtub water/circulating pump output

BA31

BA32

BA33

BA34

BA35

BA36

BA37

BA38

. Environmental information

. . Fresh air temperature

. . Indoor air temperature

. . Weather/Sunshine

. History information

. . Operation history

. . History of consuming hot water/electric power or the like

. . Failure information

BA41

BA42

BA43

BA44

BA45

. Failure/error information

. Other information

. . Stay information/bathing detection information

. . Time/period (e.g. day of the week, month, season)

. . Installation location information/user position information

BB00
DETECTION INFORMATION (HOT WATER STORAGE SECTIONS)

BB01

BB02

BB03

BB04

BB05

BB06

. Hot water tanks

. . Temperature

. . . Temperature distribution/amount of hot water

. . . Temperature of hot water in the vicinity of internal heat exchangers for heat load

. . . Amount of heat stored

. . Water level (water surface level)

BB11

BB12

BB13

BB14

BB15

BB16

. External circulating heating channels

. . Temperature at the exit of the hot water tank

. . Temperature at the entrance of a heat source (heat exchanger)

. . Temperature at the exit of a heat source (heat exchanger) (boiling temperature)

. . Temperature at the entrance of the hot water tank

. . Circulation flow rate/circulation pump output

BB21

BB22

BB23

BB24

BB25

BB26

BB27

BB28

BB29

. Heat load (heat exchanger) systems

. . Temperature of fluid to be heated (e.g. bathtub water) at the entrance of the heat exchanger

. . Temperature of fluid to be heated (e.g. bathtub water) at the exit of the heat exchanger

. . Flow rate of fluid to be heated (e.g. bathtub water)

. . Temperature of heating fluid (stored hot water) at the exit of a hot water tank

. . Temperature of heating fluid (stored hot water) at the entrance of the heat exchanger

. . Temperature of heating fluid (stored hot water) at the exit of a heat exchanger

. . Temperature of heating fluid (stored hot water) returning to the hot water tank

. . Circulating flow rate of heating fluid (stored hot water)/circulating pump output

BB31

BB33

BB34

BB35

BB36

BB37

. Temperature of hot water at the exit of the tank on the high temperature side

. Medium temperature water supply

. . Temperature of hot water supply at the entrance of mixing means

. Temperature of hot water supply at the exit of mixing means

. . Flow rate

. . Mixing means (mixing valve opening or the like)

BC00
DETECTION INFORMATION (HEAT PUMPS)

BC01

BC02

BC03

BC04

BC05

. Compressors

. . Rotation speed

. . Compressor temperature

. Expansion means (opening)

. Frost detection

BC11

BC12

BC13

BC14

BC15

BC16

BC17

BC18

BC19

BC20

. Refrigerant/refrigerant lines

. . Compressor exit temperature/condenser entrance temperature

. . Water-refrigerant heat exchanger (condenser) temperature

. . Expansion means entrance temperature/condenser exit temperature

. . Air-refrigerant heat exchanger (evaporator) entrance temperature

. . Temperature at the entrance of a heat exchanger (evaporator) between heat source other than air and refrigerant

. . Compressor entrance temperature/evaporator exit temperature

. . Compressor exit pressure/condenser entrance pressure

. . Condenser exit pressure/expansion means entrance pressure

. . Expansion means exit pressure/evaporator entrance pressure

BC22

BC23

. . Compressor entrance pressure/evaporator exit pressure

. . Refrigerant flow rate

BC31

BC32

BC33

BC34

BC35

BC36

BC37

BC38

BC39

BC40

. Air side of the air heat exchanger

. . Entrance temperature

. . Exit temperature

. . Heat-exchanger surface temperature

. . Amount of air fed/fan output

. Heat source fluids other than air (e.g. bathtub water)

. . Entrance temperature

. . Exit temperature

. . Heat-exchanger surface temperature

. . Heat source fluid flow rate/output of the pump or the like

BD00
DETECTION INFORMATION (CGS)

BD01

BD02

BD03

BD04

BD05

. Cooling water

. . Temperature at the entrance of a waste-heat heat exchanger

. . Temperature at the exit of a waste-heat heat exchanger

. . Temperature of at the entrance of a waste-heat heat exchanger

. . Temperature at the exit of the waste heat source

BD11

BD12

BD13

BD14

BD15

. Electric power

. . Power generated

. . Power consumed

. . Power purchased

. . Power sold

CA00
DETECTION/CONTROL PERIOD

CA01

CA02

CA03

CA04

CA05

CA06

. During start

. During stop

. During load fluctuation

. Under overload

. During error/failure

. During installation/test runs/maintenance

CA11

CA12

CA13

CA14

CA15

CA16

. During stop/standby

. . During extended periods of not being used due to the absence of the user or the like

. Specific time of the day/season

. . Night time zone

. . During power peaks

. Upon user commands

DA00
OBJECTS TO BE CONTROLLED

DA01

DA02

. Heat sources

. . Auxiliary heat sources

DA11

DA12

DA13

DA14

DA15

DA16

. Hot/cold water supply sections

. . Means for controlling the amount of hot water supply

. . Hot/cold water mixing means

. . Means for shutting off water supply

. . Means for switching channels

. Incidental equipment

DA21

DA22

DA23

DA24

DA25

DA26

. Heat pumps

. . Compressors

. . Expansion means

. . Fans

. . Means for switching refrigerant channels

. . Means for assisting in cooling/heating refrigerant

DA31

DA32

DA33

DA34

DA35

DA36

. Hot water storage sections

. . Means for switching channels from tank to tank through heat source

. . Means for regulating flow rate from tank to tank through heat source (circulating pumps or the like)

. . Means for switching channels from tank to tank through external load/for supplying hot water

. . Means for regulating flow rate from tank to tank through external load (circulating pump or the like)

. . Means for mixing medium temperature water

EA00
CONTENT OF CONTROL

EA01

EA02

EA03

EA04

EA05

EA06

EA07

EA08

EA09

. Control of the temperature of hot water supplied

. . Stabilizing the temperature of hot water supply

. Control of the amount of hot water supplied

. . Control of the amount distributed to multiple locations

. Control of the amount of heat

. . Control of the number of heat sources

. . Distributing the amount of heating to multiple heat sources

. Control of connections between hot water supply units

. Switching operational modes

EA11

. Control based on the quality of water supplied

EA21

EA22

EA23

EA24

. Safety control

. . Preventing freezing

. . Preventing discharge at high temperature

. . Dealing with power outages

EA32

EA33

EA34

EA35

EA36

. . Preventing leaks/dropping

. . Preventing short circuits

. . Dealing with water failure

. . Failure handling/diagnosis

. . Venting lines

EA41

EA42

EA43

EA44

EA45

EA46

EA47

EA48

EA49

EA50

. Hot water storage type

. . Setting heating schedules

. . Control based on forms of power contracts

. . . Control based on power discount time zone such as midnight electricity

. . . Demand control

. . . Preventing hot water from running out/control for additional reheating (heating during the daytime when power rate is high)

. . Control of temperature inside the tank

. . . Temperature distribution

. . . Equalizing temperatures within the tank

. . Control of the amount of stored hot water/stored heat

EA52

EA53

EA54

EA55

EA56

EA57

. . Heating temperature

. . Preventing excess pressure

. . Preventing heating of an empty tank

. . Venting cans

. . Maintaining/cleaning water quality inside the tank

. . Drain control

EA61

EA62

EA63

EA64

EA65

EA66

EA67

EA68

. Heat-pump type

. . Compressor protection

. . Defrosting control

. . Increasing the efficiency of heat pumps

. . . Maintaining temperature stratification

. . . Positively using medium temperature water

. . . Cooling water supplied to heat pumps

. . Preventing noise

EA71

EA72

EA73

EA74

EA75

EA76

EA77

EA78

EA79

. CGS

. . Creating operation schedules

. . Controlling cooling water temperature

. . Numbers of times of operation and stop

. . Operating hours

. . Dealing with extra heat

. . . Dealing with extra power

. . . Power-first, heat-second operation

. . Heat-first, power-second operation

FA00
OPERATION/REPORTING

FA01

FA02

FA03

FA04

FA05

FA06

FA07

FA08

FA09

. Operating units

. . Remote controllers

. . . Characterized by operating units/display units of remote controllers

. . Mobile terminals/PC or the like (operated via the Internet)

. . Surveillance centers

. Content of operation

. . Remotely starting or stopping equipment

. . Setting amount of hot water or heat stored in the hot water tank

. . Setting operation schedules

FA11

FA12

FA13

. Modes of reporting

. . Sound

. . Display

FA21

FA22

FA23

FA24

FA25

FA26

FA27

FA28

. Content of report/content of information

. . Operation guidance/navigation guidance

. . Information on running costs/amount of hot water sued

. . Operating states

. . . Amount of hot water/heat stored in the hot water tank

. . . Operational modes

. . Setting information

. . Errors or dangers

FA32

FA33

FA34

FA35

. . Operating history

. . Operation schedule

. . Urging users to do maintenance or the like

. . Failure history/failure information/failure diagnosis

GA00
PURPOSES/OTHERS

GA01

GA02

GA03

GA04

GA05

GA06

GA07

GA08

GA09

GA10

. Simplification or standardization of construction/control/operation

. Manufacturing methods

. Field construction/field assembly/methods of test runs

. Methods of maintenance/dismantling

. Reduction of the cost of miniaturization/facilities

. Durability or reliability

. Disaster readiness

. Improvement of detecting accuracy

. Improvement of safety

. Measures against water failure

GA11

GA12

. Measures against water leaks

. Reduction of standby power

3L122	HEAT-PUMP TYPE AND STORAGE WATER HEATERS
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