The national heat pump market is growing. Heat pump technology enters the family

According to industry online monitoring data statistics, as of the end of 2009, my country’s entire water heater market has reached 43.5 billion yuan in sales, including electric water heaters 14.1 billion yuan, gas water heaters 9.6 billion yuan, and solar water heaters 18 billion yuan (excluding large engineering machines). ), 1.8 billion yuan for heat pump water heaters.

Compared with the data of previous years, the growth rate of electric water heaters has slowed down; gas water heaters have increased significantly with the development of the West-East Gas Pipeline; solar water heaters have shown steady growth under the strong boost of home appliances to the countryside. Trend; As an emerging product, heat pump water heaters have increased sales more than solar water heaters and seized more than 4% of the entire water heater market.

Most companies started with commercial products when they entered the air source heat pump water heater industry, and commercial products have always been the vanguard of corporate sales. As people's awareness of air source heat pump water heaters increases, commercial products are gradually developing into household products. Midea and Gree have made high-profile announcements to shift their sales focus to household products. Among them, 70% of Midea's air-source heat pump water heater sales are locked in household products.

In 2009, the market share of household machines has surpassed that of commercial machines. In terms of sales, it has accounted for 51% of the market, and sales have exceeded 70%. Therefore, the market for heat pump water heaters will grow in an all-round way, and household appliances will play a decisive role.

Still need to solve the problem of low temperature and life

As the society vigorously promotes the concept of energy saving and low carbon, air source heat pump water heaters, as a new energy-saving product, have received great attention from all sectors of society.

Currently, both water heater companies are pushing heat pump water heaters and some air-conditioning companies are pushing. The relevant person in charge of Midea's China marketing headquarters told the author: The principle of air source heat pump water heaters is very different from traditional water heaters. Air-source heat pump water heaters are developed on the principle of air conditioning, so air-conditioning companies have greater technical advantages.

In China, air source heat pump water heaters basically maintain a growth rate of 150% to 200% every year. In 2010, it is estimated that the total market sales will exceed 500,000 units, and the market prospect is broad.

The continuous increase in market share has made low temperature and life issues the key to technological breakthroughs in heat pump water heaters. Yang Jie, general manager of Industry Online, told the author: One of the main reasons restricting the development of the heat pump water heater industry is that the heat pump water heaters are limited in the scope of use in the region. The compressors have to withstand greater pressure under excessively cold or overheated ambient temperatures. . If ordinary air-conditioning compressors are used for a long time, product problems will gradually be exposed, and these problems will reduce the confidence of heat pump water heater manufacturers and consumers in the product. As the heart of heat pump water heaters, the birth of special compressors for heat pump water heaters is imperative in the future.

In addition, the development of auxiliary functions for heat pump water heaters is still under discussion. If adding auxiliary functions can still achieve its matching thermal efficiency and outlet temperature, it will inevitably expand the sales range of heat pump water heaters.

The market for special compressors for heat pump water heaters still needs a certain amount of development time, and the attention of many compressor companies to heat pump water heaters will inevitably lead to the development of special compressor technology for heat pump water heaters and the reduction of costs, which is important for future industrial development There will be a good boost.