Solar energy air conditioning system with storage capability

An energy storage apparatus for use in air-conditioning or heating system, comprising:

• a container storing at least one thousand gallons of an energy storage medium;
• an evaporator coil disposed within the container and energy storage medium, said evaporator consisting as part of a refrigerant circuit;
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• a pickup radiator coil disposed within the container and energy storage medium, said pickup radiator coil consisting as part of a chilled water air conditioning water system for a dwelling.

A solar air-conditioning and/or heating system incorporating at least one one-way rotary valve, comprising:

• (i) a closed-system refrigerant circuit comprising:
• at least one solar heat concentrator;
• at least one heat dissipater in communication with the at least one-way rotary valve;
• a first one-way rotary valve in communication with the at least one heat dissipater;
• said first one-way rotary valve comprising an outer cylindrical valve body housing having an inlet port and an outlet port, an inner rotational cylinder disposed within said outer cylindrical valve body housing and supported by a longitudinal shaft offset from a center position of said outer housing, said inner rotational cylinder having a plurality of spring loaded vanes along a substantial portion of its longitudinal axis equally spaced around a circumference of said inner rotational cylinder and defining isolated chambers within said outer cylindrical valve body housing, said inner rotational cylinder co-incident with said outer cylindrical valve body at one point;
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• an evaporator having an evaporator coil in communication with the at least one heat dissipater;
• and
• (ii) a refrigerant disposed within and circulating through said refrigerant circuit;
• (iii) an insulated tank storing at least approximately 2000 gallons of a liquid, said evaporator located within the tank;
• (iv) a motor for driving the compressor;
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• (v) a chilled water system comprising:
• a pickup radiator having a radiator coil located within the tank;
• a fluid pump in communication with said radiator;
• one or more radiators dispersed throughout a dwelling, each radiator having an inlet in communication with said liquid pump and each radiator having an outlet in communication with said pickup radiator;
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• a liquid, having an anti-freeze component, disposed within said chilled water system.