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US 11,952,961 B2Granted
Energy pump
OwnerL. Doug Shenemaninventor
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Abstract
An air conditioning system includes a compressor and a refrigerant line. A power generating unit may be disposed along the refrigerant line to generate power from the heat in the refrigerant line while helping to convert hot compressed refrigerant gas into a hot high-pressure refrigerant liquid. An air conditioning system may also involve using a cooling chamber to use refrigerant to cool a heat exchange medium which is then used in a cooling coil to condition air.
Claims24
An air conditioning system comprising:
- a compressor,
- a refrigerant line disposed in communication with the compressor for carrying refrigerant;
- and
- at least one power generating unit disposed in communication with the refrigerant line for converting heat from the refrigerant line into usable energy by moving a mechanical structure,
- wherein the at least one power generating unit comprises a turbine and a vacuum chamber having a reservoir holding a fluid and wherein the refrigerant line is disposed in communication with the reservoir to boil a liquid contained therein, and wherein the vacuum chamber includes an expansion chamber disposed on a side of the turbine functionally opposite of the reservoir.
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An air conditioning system comprising:
- a compressor;
- a refrigerant line disposed in communication with the compressor;
- at least one power generating unit disposed in communication with the refrigerant line for converting heat from the refrigerant line into usable energy by moving a mechanical structure,
- the at least one power generating unit comprising a turbine and a vacuum chamber having a reservoir holding a fluid and wherein the refrigerant line is disposed in communication with the reservoir to boil a liquid contained therein, and wherein the vacuum chamber includes an expansion chamber disposed on a side of the turbine functionally opposite of the reservoir;
- a cooling chamber, the refrigerant line passing through the cooling chamber;
- a cooling coil;
- a heat transfer line attached adjacent one end of the cooling chamber, passing through the cooling coil, and returning to the cooling chamber;
- and
- a pump disposed along the heat transfer line.
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An air conditioning system comprising:
- a compressor,
- a refrigerant line disposed in communication with the compressor for carrying refrigerant;
- and
- a first power generating unit disposed in communication with the refrigerant line for converting heat from the refrigerant line into usable energy by moving a mechanical structure,
- the first power generating unit comprising a turbine and a vacuum chamber having a reservoir holding a fluid and wherein the refrigerant line is disposed in communication with the reservoir to boil a liquid contained therein, and wherein the vacuum chamber includes an expansion chamber disposed on a side of the turbine functionally opposite of the reservoir;
- and
- a second power generating unit disposed in communication with the refrigerant line for converting heat from the refrigerant line into usable energy by moving a mechanical structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.