An absorption chiller-heater apparatus, for providing heating and refrigeration, said apparatus comprising:
- a high temperature generator (102), a hot-water heat exchanger (104), a high temperature heat exchanger (106), a low temperature generator (110), a low temperature heat exchanger (108), a recovery heat exchanger (112), a condenser (114), an evaporator (116), and an absorber (118), and optionally comprising:
- a heat reclaimer (120);
- characterized in that:
- the high temperature generator (102) is selectively connected in communication with a first set of equipment selected from the group of sets of equipment consisting of:
- (i) the hot-water heat exchanger (104), the high temperature heat exchanger (106), the low temperature generator (110), and the heat reclaimer (120);
- and (ii) the hot-water heat exchanger (104), the high temperature heat exchanger (106), and the low temperature generator (110);
- the hot-water heat exchanger (104) is operatively connected to be in communication with a set of equipment selected from the high temperature generator (102) and the recovery heat exchanger (112), wherein, the hot-water heat exchanger (104) is operatively connected to at least one equipment selected from a group of equipments consisting of the condenser (114) and the evaporator (116), via the recovery heat exchanger (112);
- the high temperature heat exchanger (106) is selectively connected in communication with a second set of equipment selected from the group of sets of equipment consisting of:
- (i) the high temperature generator (102), the low temperature generator (110), and the low temperature heat exchanger (108);
- (ii) the high temperature generator (102), the low temperature generator (110), the low temperature heat exchanger (108), and the recovery heat exchanger (112);
- (iii) the high temperature generator (102), the low temperature heat exchanger (108), and the recovery heat exchanger (112);
- and (iv) the high temperature generator (102), the low temperature heat exchanger (108), and the absorber (118);
- the low temperature generator (110) is selectively connected in communication with a third set of equipment selected from the group of sets of equipment consisting of:
- (i) the high temperature generator (102), the high temperature heat exchanger (106), the low temperature heat exchanger (108), and the recovery heat exchanger (112);
- and (ii) the high temperature generator (102), the low temperature heat exchanger (108), and the recovery heat exchanger (112);
- the low temperature heat exchanger (108) is operatively connected to be in communication with the low temperature generator (110), the high temperature heat exchanger (106), and the absorber (118);
- the recovery heat exchanger (112) is selectively connected in communication with a fourth set of equipment selected from the group of sets of equipment consisting of:
- (i) the low temperature generator (110), the hot-water heat exchanger (104), the absorber (118), the condenser (114), and the heat reclaimer (120);
- (ii) the low temperature generator (110), the hot-water heat exchanger (104), the absorber (118), the condenser (114), and the high temperature heat exchanger (106);
- and (iii) the low temperature generator (110), the hot-water heat exchanger (104), the absorber (118), and the condenser (114);
- the heat reclaimer (120) is operatively connected to be in communication with the recovery heat exchanger (112) and the high temperature generator (102);
- the condenser (114) is operatively connected to be in communication with the recovery heat exchanger (112), the absorber (118), and the evaporator (116);
- the evaporator (116) is operatively connected to be in communication with the condenser (114);
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- the absorber (118) is selectively connected in communication with a fifth set of equipment selected from the group of sets of equipment consisting of:
- (i) the condenser (114), the low temperature heat exchanger (108), and the recovery heat exchanger (112);
- and (ii) the condenser (114), the low temperature heat exchanger (108), the recovery heat exchanger (112), and the high temperature heat exchanger (106).