Compressor-assisted thermal energy management system

A thermal sorption system comprising:

• a plurality of sorbers each having a respective solid complex compound and configured to absorb a gas onto, and desorb the gas from, the respective solid complex compound;
• an evaporator in fluid communication with the plurality of sorbers and configured to be in thermal communication with a thermal load;
• a condenser in fluid communication with the plurality of sorbers and the evaporator;
• one or more compressors in fluid communication with the evaporator, the condenser, and one or more respective sorbers of the plurality of sorbers, wherein the one or more compressors are configured to compress the gas to provide a pressure of the gas in a respective sorber of the one or more respective sorbers;
• a plurality of thermal systems each configured to be in thermal communication with at least one sorber of the plurality of sorbers and configured to adjust a temperature of the at least one sorber;
• one or more sensors configured to sample at least one of a temperature within the thermal sorption system or a pressure within the thermal sorption system;
• and
• a control system configured to:
• receive data indicative of the at least one of the temperature sampled by the one or more sensors or the pressure sampled by the one or more sensors, and
• in response to receiving the indicative data, operate the one or more compressors to at least one of increase or decrease the pressure of the gas in the respective sorber to control at least one of a rate of the absorption of the gas onto the respective solid complex compound of the respective sorber or a rate of the desorption of the gas from the respective solid complex compound of the respective sorber,
• wherein thermal sorption system is configured to transfer the thermal energy from the thermal load at a rate dependent on the at least one of the rate of absorption of the gas onto the solid complex compound of the respective sorber or the rate of desorption of the gas from the solid complex compound of the respective sorber.

A method of operating a thermal sorption system, comprising:

• compressing, using a compressor, a sorber gas to provide a pressure of the sorber gas within a sorber,
• wherein the sorber is configured to at least one of absorb a sorber gas on solid complex compounds or desorb the sorber gas from the solid complex compounds,
• wherein the solid complex compounds are in thermal communication a first thermal system,
• wherein the compressor is in fluid communication with the sorber, a condenser, and an evaporator, and
• wherein the evaporator is in thermal communication with a thermal load;
• sampling, using one or more sensors, at least one of a temperature within the thermal sorption system or a pressure within the thermal sorption system;
• and
• receiving, by a control system, data indicative of the at least one of the temperature sampled by the one or more sensors or the pressure sampled by the one or more sensors;
• and
• operating, by the control system and in response to receiving the indicative data, the compressor to at least one of increase or decrease the pressure of the sorber gas within the sorber to control at least one of a rate of the absorption of the sorber gas onto the solid complex compound or a rate of the desorption of the sorber gas from the solid complex compound,
• wherein the thermal sorption system is configured to transfer thermal energy from the thermal load at a rate dependent on the at least one of the rate of absorption or the rate of desorption.