CONSTANT TEMPERATURE AIR CIRCULATION SYSTEM

Abstract

A constant temperature air circulation system is provided. Air valves are installed behind two three-way nodes of a main circulation loop and parallel bypasses to adjust a flowing amount of gas of each branch. When a compressor keeps a current state unchanged, a draught fan and air valves do not change. When the compressor needs to be turned on and then to be turned off, an air volume of the draught fan is adjusted, and the flowing amounts of the bypasses and a main circuit are simultaneously adjusted until the air valves that control a flowing amount of an evaporator are all closed and the air valves of the bypasses are all opened. Adjustment of the air valves and state switching of the compressor are made at the same time, so that the flowing amount flowing through a heater to a chamber is ensured to always remain unchanged.

Claims

1. A constant temperature air circulation system, comprising: a gas supplementing device, a draught fan, a cooling and heat exchanging device, a heating device, a constant temperature chamber, and a draught fan state switching device, wherein the constant temperature chamber is not sealed, the gas supplementing device supplements gas to compensate for gas leaking from the constant temperature chamber, the draught fan provides power for air to circulate among the gas supplementing device, the cooling and heat exchanging device, the heating device, the constant temperature chamber, and the draught fan state switching device, the cooling and heat exchanging device cools the circulating air, and the heating device heats the circulating air, such that a temperature of the air circulating in the constant temperature chamber is stably maintained at a predetermined temperature value, wherein when detecting that a temperature of the gas supplemented by the gas supplementing device is continuously lower than a temperature threshold, the draught fan state switching device is configured to gradually allow the air processed by the cooling and heat exchanging device to flow out without passing through the constant temperature chamber, to gradually increase an air volume of the draught fan and allow part of the air volume of the draught fan to flow through the constant temperature chamber without passing through the cooling and heat exchanging device to ensure that an flowing amount of air flowing through the constant temperature chamber remains stable, and to gradually turn off the cooling and heat exchanging device to stop cooling the circulating air, wherein when detecting that the temperature of the gas supplemented by the gas supplementing device is continuously greater than or equal to the temperature threshold, the draught fan state switching device is further configured to gradually turn on the cooling and heat exchanging device, to gradually turn off a bypass allowing the air processed by the cooling and heat exchanging device to flow out without passing through the constant temperature chamber, and to gradually turn off a bypass allowing part of the air volume of the draught fan to flow through the constant temperature chamber without passing through the cooling and heat exchanging device to turn on the cooling and heat exchanging device for cooling the circulating air, wherein the draught fan state switching device is configured to assist in switching a working state of the cooling and heat exchanging device to save energy in the constant temperature air circulation system and to ensure that the working state of the cooling and heat exchanging device is switched without affecting a flowing amount and temperature of the gas flowing through the constant temperature chamber.

2. The constant temperature air circulation system according to claim 1, wherein the gas supplementing device comprises a gas inlet, a gas supplementation opening, and a gas outlet, the gas inlet of the gas supplementing device is connected to a gas outlet of the constant temperature chamber, the gas outlet of the gas supplementing device is connected to a gas inlet of the draught fan, air supplemented from the gas supplementation opening of the gas supplementing device and air entered from the gas inlet of the gas supplementing device flow out from the gas outlet of the gas supplementing device together, a gas outlet of the draught fan is connected to a gas inlet of the cooling and heat exchanging device, a gas outlet of the cooling and heat exchanging device is connected to a gas inlet of the heating device, and a gas outlet of the heating device is connected to a gas inlet of the constant temperature chamber.

3. The constant temperature air circulation system according to claim 2, wherein the draught fan state switching device comprises a first bypass and a second bypass, a gas inlet of the first bypass is connected to the gas outlet of the cooling and heat exchanging device, a gas outlet of the first bypass is connected to the gas inlet of the gas supplementing device, a gas inlet of the second bypass is connected to the gas outlet of the draught fan, and a gas outlet of the second bypass is connected to the gas inlet of the heating device.

4. The constant temperature air circulation system according to claim 3, wherein when a temperature of the air entering from the gas supplementation opening of the gas supplementing device is detected to be continuously lower than the predetermined temperature threshold, the cooling and heat exchanging device is gradually turned off, the air volume of the draught fan is gradually increased, the first bypass and the second bypass are gradually turned on, and an flowing amount of air flowing through the cooling and heat exchanging device is gradually decreased, such that part of gas processed by the cooling and heat exchanging device gradually flows out from the first bypass without passing through the constant temperature chamber, and such that the increased air volume of the draught fan flows into the heating device from the second bypass to compensate a flowing amount of the gas flowing out of the first bypass, to keep the air volume in the constant temperature chamber stable, wherein when the second bypass is completely turned on, power of a compressor of the cooling and heat exchanging device is gradually decreased, and the air volume of the draught fan is gradually decreased until the cooling and heat exchanging device stops working.

5. The constant temperature air circulation system according to claim 3, wherein when a temperature of the air entering from the gas supplementation opening of the gas supplementing device is detected to be continuously greater than or equal to the predetermined temperature threshold, the air volume of the draught fan is gradually increased, the cooling and heat exchanging device is gradually turned on, a flowing amount of air flowing to the cooling and heat exchanging device from the draught fan is gradually increased, and a flowing amount of air flowing to the heating device from the cooling and heat exchanging device is gradually increased, wherein when the cooling and heat exchanging device is completely turned on, the air volume of the draught fan is decreased, and the first bypass and the second bypass are gradually turned off.

6. The constant temperature air circulation system according to claim 4, wherein the constant temperature air circulation system further comprises: a first wind speed sensor (V1), a third air valve (G3), and a fourth wind speed sensor (V4), wherein the cooling and heat exchanging device comprises: a first air valve (G1), a third wind speed sensor (V3), an evaporator, the compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve, wherein the first bypass comprises a fourth air valve (G4) and a fifth wind speed sensor (V5), and wherein the second bypass comprises a second air valve (G2) and a second wind speed sensor (V2).

7. The constant temperature air circulation system according to claim 6, wherein one end of the first wind speed sensor (V1) is connected to the gas outlet of the draught fan, another end of the first wind speed sensor (V1) is connected to one end of the first air valve (G1) and one end of the second air valve (G2), another end of the first air valve (G1) is connected to one end of the third wind speed sensor (V3), another end of the third wind speed sensor (V3) is connected to a first end of the evaporator, a second end of the evaporator is connected to one end of the third air valve (G3) and one end of the fourth air valve (G4), another end of the third air valve (G3) is connected to one end of the fourth wind speed sensor (V4), and another end of the fourth wind speed sensor (V4) is connected to the heating device, wherein one end of the first air valve (G1) acts as the gas inlet of the cooling and heat exchanging device, and the second end of the evaporator acts as the gas outlet of the cooling and heat exchanging device, wherein a gas inlet of the compressor is connected to a third end of the evaporator, a gas outlet of the compressor is connected to a gas inlet of the condenser, a gas outlet of the condenser is connected to one end of the expansion valve, and another other end of the expansion valve is connected to a fourth end of the evaporator, wherein another end of the second air valve (G2) is connected to one end of the second wind speed sensor (V2), and another end of the second wind speed sensor (V2) is connected to another end of the fourth wind speed sensor (V4), wherein another end of the fourth air valve (G4) is connected to one end of the fifth wind speed sensor (V5), and another end of the fifth wind speed sensor (V5) is connected to the gas inlet of the gas supplementing device, wherein the first wind speed sensor (V1) is configured to detect the air volume flowing out from the gas outlet of the draught fan, the second wind speed sensor (V2) is configured to detect an air volume of the second bypass, the third wind speed sensor (V3) is configured to detect an air volume flowing into the evaporator, the fourth wind speed sensor (V4) is configured to detect an air volume of air flowing to the heating device from the evaporator, and the fifth wind speed sensor (V5) is configured to detect an air volume of the first bypass.

8. The constant temperature air circulation system according to claim 7, wherein gradually turning off the cooling and heat exchanging device is specifically implemented as: gradually increasing the air volume of the draught fan, gradually opening the second air valve (G2) and the fourth air valve (G4) together, and gradually decreasing the air volume of the draught fan and gradually closing the first air valve (G1) and the third air valve (G3) together when the second air valve (G2) is completely opened, wherein opening rates of the second air valve (G2) and the fourth air valve (G4) and closing rates of the first air valve (G1) and the third air valve (G3) are determined based on air volumes detected by the first wind speed sensor (V1), the second wind speed sensor (V2), the third wind speed sensor (V3), the fourth wind speed sensor (V4), and the fifth wind speed sensor (V5), and an increase amount of the air volume of the draught fan is equal to the air volume detected by the fifth wind speed sensor (V5) to ensure that the working state of the cooling and heat exchanging device is switched without affecting the flowing amount and temperature of the gas flowing through the constant temperature chamber.

9. The constant temperature air circulation system according to claim 7, wherein gradually turning on the cooling and heat exchanging device is specifically implemented as: gradually increasing the air volume of the draught fan, gradually opening the first air valve (G1) and the third air valve (G3) together, and gradually decreasing the air volume of the draught fan and gradually closing the second air valve (G2) and the fourth air valve (G4) together when the first air valve (G1) is completely opened, wherein closing rates of the second air valve (G2) and the fourth air valve (G4) and opening rates of the first air valve (G1) and the third air valve (G3) are determined based on the air volumes detected by the first wind speed sensor (V1), the second wind speed sensor (V2), the third wind speed sensor (V3), the fourth wind speed sensor (V4), and the fifth wind speed sensor (V5), and a decrease amount of the air volume of the draught fan is equal to the air volume detected by the fifth wind speed sensor (V5) to ensure that the working state of the cooling and heat exchanging device is switched without affecting the flowing amount and temperature of the gas flowing through the constant temperature chamber.

10. The constant temperature air circulation system according to claim 5, wherein the constant temperature air circulation system further comprises: a first wind speed sensor (V1), a third air valve (G3), and a fourth wind speed sensor (V4), wherein the cooling and heat exchanging device comprises: a first air valve (G1), a third wind speed sensor (V3), an evaporator, the compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve, wherein the first bypass comprises a fourth air valve (G4) and a fifth wind speed sensor (V5), and wherein the second bypass comprises a second air valve (G2) and a second wind speed sensor (V2).

11. The constant temperature air circulation system according to claim 10, wherein one end of the first wind speed sensor (V1) is connected to the gas outlet of the draught fan, another end of the first wind speed sensor (V1) is connected to one end of the first air valve (G1) and one end of the second air valve (G2), another end of the first air valve (G1) is connected to one end of the third wind speed sensor (V3), another end of the third wind speed sensor (V3) is connected to a first end of the evaporator, a second end of the evaporator is connected to one end of the third air valve (G3) and one end of the fourth air valve (G4), another end of the third air valve (G3) is connected to one end of the fourth wind speed sensor (V4), and another end of the fourth wind speed sensor (V4) is connected to the heating device, wherein one end of the first air valve (G1) acts as the gas inlet of the cooling and heat exchanging device, and the second end of the evaporator acts as the gas outlet of the cooling and heat exchanging device, wherein a gas inlet of the compressor is connected to a third end of the evaporator, a gas outlet of the compressor is connected to a gas inlet of the condenser, a gas outlet of the condenser is connected to one end of the expansion valve, and another other end of the expansion valve is connected to a fourth end of the evaporator, wherein another end of the second air valve (G2) is connected to one end of the second wind speed sensor (V2), and another end of the second wind speed sensor (V2) is connected to another end of the fourth wind speed sensor (V4), wherein another end of the fourth air valve (G4) is connected to one end of the fifth wind speed sensor (V5), and another end of the fifth wind speed sensor (V5) is connected to the gas inlet of the gas supplementing device, wherein the first wind speed sensor (V1) is configured to detect the air volume flowing out from the gas outlet of the draught fan, the second wind speed sensor (V2) is configured to detect an air volume of the second bypass, the third wind speed sensor (V3) is configured to detect an air volume flowing into the evaporator, the fourth wind speed sensor (V4) is configured to detect an air volume of air flowing to the heating device from the evaporator, and the fifth wind speed sensor (V5) is configured to detect an air volume of the first bypass.

12. The constant temperature air circulation system according to claim 11, wherein gradually turning off the cooling and heat exchanging device is specifically implemented as: gradually increasing the air volume of the draught fan, gradually opening the second air valve (G2) and the fourth air valve (G4) together, and gradually decreasing the air volume of the draught fan and gradually closing the first air valve (G1) and the third air valve (G3) together when the second air valve (G2) is completely opened, wherein opening rates of the second air valve (G2) and the fourth air valve (G4) and closing rates of the first air valve (G1) and the third air valve (G3) are determined based on air volumes detected by the first wind speed sensor (V1), the second wind speed sensor (V2), the third wind speed sensor (V3), the fourth wind speed sensor (V4), and the fifth wind speed sensor (V5), and an increase amount of the air volume of the draught fan is equal to the air volume detected by the fifth wind speed sensor (V5) to ensure that the working state of the cooling and heat exchanging device is switched without affecting the flowing amount and temperature of the gas flowing through the constant temperature chamber.

13. The constant temperature air circulation system according to claim 11, wherein gradually turning on the cooling and heat exchanging device is specifically implemented as: gradually increasing the air volume of the draught fan, gradually opening the first air valve (G1) and the third air valve (G3) together, and gradually decreasing the air volume of the draught fan and gradually closing the second air valve (G2) and the fourth air valve (G4) together when the first air valve (G1) is completely opened, wherein closing rates of the second air valve (G2) and the fourth air valve (G4) and opening rates of the first air valve (G1) and the third air valve (G3) are determined based on the air volumes detected by the first wind speed sensor (V1), the second wind speed sensor (V2), the third wind speed sensor (V3), the fourth wind speed sensor (V4), and the fifth wind speed sensor (V5), and a decrease amount of the air volume of the draught fan is equal to the air volume detected by the fifth wind speed sensor (V5) to ensure that the working state of the cooling and heat exchanging device is switched without affecting the flowing amount and temperature of the gas flowing through the constant temperature chamber.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

[0035] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a structure of a constant temperature air circulation system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0036] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a process solution of the constant temperature air circulation system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0037] FIG. 3 is a schematic total flow chart of working state switching of a compressor according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0038] FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of operation from turning on the compressor to turning off a draught fan and air valves according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0039] FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart of operation from turning off the compressor to turning on the draught fan and the air valves according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0040] To better illustrate the goal, technical solutions, and advantages of the disclosure, the following embodiments accompanied with drawings are provided so that the disclosure are further described in detail. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein serve to explain the disclosure merely and are not used to limit the disclosure.

[0041] A constant temperature air circulation system of the disclosure provides a long-term, stable, and energy-saving solution based on multi-stage temperature control, through which a state of a compressor may be adaptively switched according to a fresh air temperature. Two important circuits are designed to bypass gas flowing through the compressor and through a chamber. Through adjustment of an openness degree of a draught fan and air valves, a flowing amount when the state of the compressor is switched is adjusted, such that a temperature of the chamber is prevented from being interfered.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 1, a constant temperature air circulation system is formed by a temperature control cabinet 300, a constant temperature chamber 100, and a circulation pipeline 200. The temperature control cabinet 300 is provided with a gas supplementing device, a draught fan, a cooling and heat exchanging device, a heating device, and a draught fan state switching device. The constant temperature chamber 100 is connected to every device in the temperature control cabinet 300. The gas supplementing device includes a gas inlet, a gas supplementation opening, and a gas outlet. The gas inlet of the gas supplementing device is connected to a gas outlet of the constant temperature chamber 100, and the gas outlet of the gas supplementing device is connected to a gas inlet of the draught fan. Air supplemented from the gas supplementation opening of the gas supplementing device and air entered from the gas inlet of the gas supplementing device flow out from the gas outlet of the gas supplementing device together. A gas outlet of the draught fan is connected to a gas inlet of the cooling and heat exchanging device. A gas outlet of the cooling and heat exchanging device is connected to a gas inlet of the heating device. A gas outlet of the heating device is connected to a gas inlet of the constant temperature chamber 100.

[0043] The constant temperature chamber 100 is not sealed, and the gas supplementing device supplements gas to compensate for gas leaking from the constant temperature chamber 100. A precision measuring apparatus may be placed in the constant temperature chamber 100 for the precision measuring apparatus to work in a constant temperature environment.

[0044] The circulation pipeline 200 is configured to connect the constant temperature chamber 100 and the temperature control cabinet 300.

[0045] As shown in FIG. 2, in a process solution of the constant temperature air circulation system, a cooling and heat exchanging system formed by a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator is included. Further, a heater 1 and a heater 2 configured for heating air, a humidity sensor and a pressure sensor configured for feeding back a physical state of a chamber, a sensor configured for feeding back and temperature detection in an entire circulation loop, a draught fan F configured for flowing amount adjustment, as well as an air valve and a flow meter in each pipeline are also included. In addition, a filter for gas filtration and a throttle for turning off the circulation are also included.

[0046] In a circulation air system, the draught fan F is used to provide a pressure required for air circulation, a rotating speed may be adjusted by adjusting a working frequency, and a flowing amount of circulating air may be accordingly adjusted. Two key bypasses are designed to adjust a gas flowing amount when the state of the compressor is switched. A bypass 1 is disposed in front of the evaporator and is directly connected to the front of the heater. Air flowing out from the draught fan is adjusted through air valves G1 and G2 to adjust flowing amounts flowing through the evaporator and the bypass. Further, another bypass 2 is designed at an outlet of the evaporator to be directly connected to an outlet of the constant temperature chamber, and an inlet of the bypass 2 is designed behind an outlet of the bypass 1. Flowing amounts of gas flowing to the constant temperature chamber and the bypass are adjusted respectively through G3 and G4. Air cooled by the evaporator is subjected to first-level temperature control at the heater 1 and second-level temperature control at the heater 2, with T3 and T4/T6 as control feedback points, respectively. The gas flowing out of the chamber may circulate back to an inlet of the draught fan, and fresh air acting as supplementing air also flows in at the same time.

[0047] The following is provided as illustrated in FIG. 3.

[0048] In a main flow chart illustrating state switching of the draught fan, logic for switching determination is included. At the beginning, the draught fan, the air valves, and the state of the compressor are initialized. When initialization is performed, the compressor is turned on, the air valves G1/G3 are fully opened, and the air valves G2/G4 are closed. After the system is stabilized for a period of time, a continuously-sampled fresh air temperature is filtered, and Tm is used as a window size of a moving average filter. According to a difference between filtered data and a temperature setting value of the chamber and a current working state of the compressor, it is determined whether switching is performed. Four situations are available in total. When the filtered data is less than SV−Em, SV is the temperature setting value of the constant temperature chamber, and SV−Em is a temperature threshold for switching the working state of the compressor. When the compressor is on, an operation C1 is performed, the compressor is switched from on to off, and the draught fan and air valves are synchronously adjusted. When the filtered data is less than the setting value −Em and the compressor is off, an operation C2 is performed to keep the compressor in the off state. When the filtered data is greater than the setting value −Em and the compressor is off, an operation C3 is performed, the compressor is switched from off to on, and the draught fan and air valves are synchronously adjusted. When the compressor is on, an operation C4 is performed: to keep the compressor in the on state.

[0049] The following is provided as illustrated in FIG. 4.

[0050] The operation C1 may be specifically implemented as follows. When the compressor is executed from on to off: (1) an air volume of the draught fan F is gradually increased, and the air valves G2 and G4 are gradually opened. Part of a flowing amount flows out from G4 without passing through the chamber, the increased air volume of the draught fan is equal to the flowing amount from a bypass where G4 is located, and ΔF=ΔV5. When G2 is opened and G1 is closed, V3 may be decreased, and when G4 is opened and G3 is closed, V4 may be decreased. The increase of V2 is synchronized with the decrease of V4, and V2+V4=C is kept until G2 is fully opened and V4=0. (2) The flowing amount of the draught fan F is maintained for a certain period of time, and power of the compressor is gradually reduced. (3) The draught fan F is reduced to C, the air valves G1 and G3 are synchronously reduced, and ΔF=ΔV5. V2+V4=C is kept until the air valves G1 and G3 are closed, and F=V2=C at this time.

[0051] Herein, C means that the flowing amount from the heater to the constant temperature chamber is constant and is kept at C.

[0052] The following is provided as illustrated in FIG. 5.

[0053] The operation C3 may be specifically implemented as follows. When the compressor is executed from off to on: (1) the air volume of the draught fan F is gradually increased, and the air valve G1 is gradually opened. Since G1 is opened, part of the flowing amount passes through G4 and directly flows out without passing through the chamber, such that the increased air volume of the draught fan is ΔF=ΔV5. G1 is synchronously increased, V2=C is kept unchanged until G1 is fully opened, and the compressor is turned on. (2) The flowing amount of the draught fan F is maintained for a certain period of time, and the power of the compressor is gradually increased. (3) The air volume of the draught fan is decreased, G2 and G4 are synchronously reduced, G3 begins to be increased, and V4+V2=C and ΔF=ΔV5 are kept until G4 and G2 are closed, F=V4=C at this time.

[0054] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the disclosure covers modifications and variations provided that they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.