Embedded type air conditioner outdoor unit and an air conditioner
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of outdoor units for household VRF air conditioners is challenging when there are no suitable exterior wall locations, and embedding them in walls leads to vibration and noise transmission into indoor spaces, degrading user experience.
Innovation Solution
An embedded type air conditioner outdoor unit is designed to be mounted within a building's wall, utilizing a heat exchanger with a refrigerant and a heat exchange medium for heat exchange, eliminating the need for a fan system, thereby reducing vibration and noise. This unit includes a plate heat exchanger, compressor, gas-liquid separator, electrical box, and four-way valve, all housed in a compact structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the air conditioner outdoor unit is embedded in the wall of a building, then the installation problem is solved and the unit does not protrude from the exterior wall, but vibration and noise are transmitted into the indoor space, degrading user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The fan system is completely removed from the embedded outdoor unit. Instead of using a fan to force air circulation, the invention uses a heat exchange medium (water or other fluids) that flows through pipes to transfer heat, thereby eliminating the primary source of noise and vibration generation
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanical fan-driven air circulation system is replaced with a fluid-based heat exchange system. The heat exchange medium circulates through the heat exchanger, absorbing or releasing heat without requiring mechanical agitation, thus substituting a noisy mechanical system with a quieter fluid dynamics-based system
Solution Approach 3:
A heat exchange medium (water or other fluids) is introduced as an intermediary between the refrigerant and the outdoor environment. This medium absorbs or releases heat through the heat exchanger, serving as a mediator that eliminates the need for direct air movement by fans, thereby reducing noise and vibration transmission to the building interior
2Temperature
If a fan system is used for heat exchange, then heat transfer efficiency is maintained, but vibration and noise are generated
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical fan system is replaced with a fluid-based heat exchange system where a heat exchange medium (water or other fluids) circulates through the heat exchanger. This substitution maintains effective heat transfer through fluid convection and conduction while eliminating the mechanical noise and vibration associated with fan operation
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs a hydraulic system using a heat exchange medium (liquid) that circulates through the heat exchanger. This hydraulic approach to heat transfer replaces the pneumatic/mechanical fan system, utilizing fluid flow dynamics to achieve efficient heat exchange without mechanical moving parts that generate noise and vibration
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows for a quieter and less vibrating air conditioner outdoor unit, preventing accidental damage and loss, and can be installed without protruding from the exterior wall, enhancing user experience by minimizing noise and vibration.
Implementation Method 1
a heat exchanger, which comprises a first inlet for introducing a refrigerant and a second inlet for introducing a heat exchange medium to perform heat exchange with the refrigerant
Implementation Method 2
a plate heat exchanger
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an embedded type air conditioner outdoor unit and an air conditioner, wherein the embedded type air conditioner outdoor unit is configured to be embedded within a wall of a building, and the embedded type air conditioner outdoor unit comprises a heat exchanger, which includes a first inlet for introducing a refrigerant and a second inlet for introducing a heat exchange medium to perform heat exchange with the refrigerant. By applying the technical solution of the present application, in which the heat exchange medium is used to perform heat exchange with the refrigerant, the embedded type air conditioner outdoor unit of the present embodiment may be used without a fan system, so that the embedded type air conditioner outdoor unit has reduced vibration and noise.