Solar integrated chiller method and system
AssigneeSmardt Chiller Group Inc.
InventorsVincent CANINO, Gregory TUTWILER
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Abstract
An air cooled oil-free centrifugal chiller system and method, the system comprising at least one AC condenser fan; at least one solar panel; at least one AC/DC convertible fan connected to the at least one solar panel; and a controller configured to determine when sufficient DC power is available and activating the at least one AC/DC convertible fan when sufficient DC power is available, and when DC power is not sufficient, activating the at least one AC condenser fan.
Claims13
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An air cooled oil-free centrifugal chiller system, comprising:
- at least one condenser coil;
- at least one AC condenser fan;
- at least one solar panel configured to generate DC power;
- at least one AC/DC convertible fan connected to the at least one solar panel, the at least one AC/DC convertible fan configured to run on either DC power or AC power;
- and
- a controller;
- wherein said controller is configured to determine when sufficient DC power generated by the at least one solar panel is available and activating said at least one AC/DC convertible fan with said DC power when sufficient DC power is available, and when DC power is not sufficient, activating the at least one AC condenser fan.
A method for powering an air cooled oil-free centrifugal chiller system comprising condensers, at least one AC/DC convertible fan configured to run on either DC power or AC power, and at least one AC fan, the method comprising
- generating DC power with at least one solar panel and connecting the AC/DC convertible fan to the at least one solar panel;
- determining i) when the DC power generated by the solar panel is sufficient and, and ii) when the DC power generated by the solar panel is not sufficient;
- activating the AC/DC convertible fan when the DC power is sufficient;
- and
- activating the AC fan when DC power is not sufficient.
A method for directly powering a AC/DC convertible fan of an air cooled oil-free centrifugal chiller using DC solar-generated power, comprising providing at least one solar panel and a controller;
- connecting the AC/DC convertible fan to the at least one solar panel;
- determining, by the controller, i) when the DC solar generated power is sufficient and then activating the AC/DC convertible fan, and ii) when the DC solar-generated power is not sufficient, activating the AC/DC convertible fan using a battery bank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.