Heat exchange apparatus

Abstract

The present application provides a heat exchange device, which includes: a fluid passage; and two or more heat exchangers, each heat exchanger having a thermal connection with the fluid passage and having an input pipeline and an output pipeline respectively, wherein each input pipeline and each output pipeline are configured to be selectively communicated and closed, and wherein each input pipeline is connected to all other input pipelines through input branch pipe(s), and each output pipeline is connected to all other output pipelines through output branch pipe(s); each input branch pipe and each output branch pipe are configured to be selectively communicated and closed. The heat exchange device of the present application has the advantages such as simple in structure, easy for manufacturing, and convenience in use. The efficiency of heat exchange can be effectively improved, and additional operating modes are provided, thereby improving the user experience.

1 . A heat exchange device characterized in that it comprises:
 a fluid passage;   two or more heat exchangers, each heat exchanger having a thermal connection with the fluid passage and having an input pipeline and an output pipeline respectively;   wherein each input pipeline is connected to all other input pipelines through one or more input branch pipes, and each output pipeline is connected to all other output pipelines through one or more output branch pipes; and   wherein each of the input pipelines, the output pipelines, the input branch pipes and the output branch pipes is configured to be selectively communicated or closed.   
     
     
         2 . The heat exchange device according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the input pipelines, the output pipelines, the input branch pipes and the output branch pipes is provided with a valve respectively, and each input branch pipe or output branch pipe is connected to each input pipeline or output pipeline between the valve on each input pipeline or output pipeline and the heat exchanger, respectively. 
     
     
         3 . The heat exchange device according to  claim 2 , wherein the heat exchange device comprises:
 a first heat exchanger, which establishes a thermal connection with the fluid passage, and has a first input pipeline and a first output pipeline;   a second heat exchanger, which establishes a thermal connection with the fluid passage, and has a second input pipeline and a second output pipeline;   wherein the first input branch pipe is connected between the first input pipeline and the second input pipeline, and the first output branch pipe is connected between the first output pipeline and the second output pipeline.   
     
     
         4 . The heat exchange device according to  claim 3 , wherein the first input pipeline and the first output pipeline are respectively provided with a first valve and a second valve, the second input pipeline and the second output pipeline are respectively provided with a third valve and a fourth valve, and the first input branch pipe and the first output branch pipe are respectively provided with a fifth valve and a sixth valve;
 wherein the first input branch pipe is connected to the first input pipeline between the first heat exchanger and the first valve, and the first input branch pipe is connected to the second input pipeline between the second heat exchanger and the third valve; and   wherein the first output branch pipe is connected to the first output pipeline between the first heat exchanger and the second valve, and the first output branch pipe is connected to the second output pipeline between the second heat exchanger and the fourth valve.   
     
     
         5 . The heat exchange device according to  claim 3 , wherein the heat exchange device further comprises a humidifier, and fluid communication is established between the humidifier and the fluid passage. 
     
     
         6 . The heat exchange device according to  claim 4 , wherein the first input pipeline and the first output pipeline are connected to a first working fluid supply source having a first temperature, and the second input pipeline and the second output pipeline are connected to a second working fluid supply source having a second temperature, and wherein the first temperature is lower than the second temperature. 
     
     
         7 . The heat exchange device according to  claim 6 , wherein the heat exchange device has a first mode in which the third valve and the fourth valve are closed, and the first valve, the second valve, the fifth valve and the sixth valve are opened so that a working fluid having the first temperature passes through the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. 
     
     
         8 . The heat exchange device according to  claim 6 , wherein the heat exchange device has a second mode in which the first valve and the second valve are closed, and the third valve, the fourth valve, the fifth valve and the sixth valve are opened so that a working fluid having the second temperature passes through the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. 
     
     
         9 . The heat exchange device according to  claim 6 , wherein the heat exchange device has a third mode in which the fifth valve and the sixth valve are closed, and the first valve, the second valve, the third valve and the fourth valve are opened so that a working fluid having the first temperature passes through the first heat exchanger, and a working fluid having the second temperature passes through the second heat exchanger. 
     
     
         10 . The heat exchange device according to  claim 1 , wherein the fluid passage is configured to convey air.