Mechanical kinetic energy recovery cooling system
AssigneeVertiv Corporation
InventorsSean Nicholas Anthony, Colin Lewis Blaser, Jeremy Ryan King
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Abstract
A cooling system is disclosed. The cooling system includes a controller, and a cabinet. The cabinet encloses a cooling circuit having an evaporator, a compressor, an expansion device, and an air moving unit, each of which communicates with each other. The air moving unit includes a fan, a motor, and a mechanical kinetic energy recovery system (M-KERS) communicating with the fan and the motor.
Claims20
A cooling system comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a cooling circuit having an evaporator, a compressor, an expansion device, and an air moving unit, each of which communicates with each other;
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- a controller,
- wherein the air moving unit comprises a fan, a motor, and a mechanical kinetic energy recovery system (M-KERS) communicating with the fan and the motor.
A wasted energy recovery system for a cooling unit comprising:
- a fan;
- an energy storage device selectively connected to the fan;
- a motor configured to rotate the fan;
- a continuously variable transmission (CVT) connected between the energy storage device and the fan;
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- a sensor configured to detect sensing data and communicate with an electronic control system.
A cooling system having an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, wherein the indoor unit is disposed inside a building and the outdoor unit is disposed outside the building,
- wherein the outdoor unit comprises a condenser and a pump,
- wherein the indoor unit comprises an evaporator, an expansion valve, and a compressor, and a fan,
- wherein a rotation of the fan of the indoor unit is controlled by a motor and a controller, and
- wherein the fan is selectively connected to an energy storage device via a continuously variable transmission (CVT) based on sensing data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.