Thermal cell panel system for heating and cooling and associated methods
AssigneeCommercial Energy Saving Plus, LLC
InventorStewart Kaiser
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Abstract
A thermal cell panel system for heating and cooling using a refrigerant includes a plurality of solar thermal cell chambers, and a piping network for a flow of the refrigerant through the plurality of solar thermal cell chambers. In addition, the system includes a compressor having a motor coupled to a variable frequency drive (“VFD”), where the compressor is coupled to the piping network upstream of the plurality of solar thermal cell chambers and the VFD is configured to adjust a speed of the motor in response to the pressure of the refrigerant within the plurality of solar thermal cell chambers. The piping network includes an inlet manifold coupled to the inlet of each solar thermal cell chamber, and an outlet manifold coupled to the outlet of each solar thermal cell chamber.
Claims16
A thermal cell panel system for heating and cooling using a refrigerant, the system comprising:
- a plurality of solar thermal cell chambers;
- a piping network for a flow of the refrigerant through the plurality of solar thermal cell chambers, the piping network having an inlet and outlet to each solar thermal cell chamber;
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- a compressor having a motor coupled to a variable frequency drive (“VFD”), the compressor coupled to the piping network upstream of the plurality of solar thermal cell chambers and the VFD configured to adjust a speed of the motor in response to the pressure of the refrigerant within the plurality of solar thermal cell chambers;
- wherein the piping network comprises:
- an inlet manifold coupled to the inlet of each solar thermal cell chamber;
- an outlet manifold coupled to the outlet of each solar thermal cell chamber;
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- a bypass in fluid communication with the inlet manifold and outlet manifold, the bypass configured to direct a fluid flow from the inlet manifold to the outlet manifold to bypass the plurality of solar thermal cell chambers.
A thermal cell panel system for heating and cooling using a refrigerant comprising:
- a plurality of solar thermal cell chambers;
- a piping network for a flow of the refrigerant through the plurality of solar thermal cell chambers, the piping network having an inlet and outlet to each solar thermal cell chamber;
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- a compressor having a motor coupled to a variable frequency drive (“VFD”), the compressor coupled to the piping network upstream of the plurality of solar thermal cell chambers and the VFD configured to adjust a speed of the motor in response to the pressure of the refrigerant within the plurality of solar thermal cell chambers;
- wherein each of the solar thermal cell chambers has a plurality of drain holes.
A solar thermal cell chamber for heating and cooling using a refrigerant, the solar thermal cell chamber comprising:
- a housing;
- piping within the housing for a flow of the refrigerant, the piping having an inlet and outlet to the housing;
- a heat sink aluminum sleeve over the piping within the housing;
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- a pressure sensor configured to determine a pressure of the refrigerant within the housing and the pressure sensor configured to be coupled to a compressor in order to adjust a speed of the compressor in response to the pressure of the refrigerant within the housing;
- wherein the housing has a plurality of drain holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.