Hybrid Air Conditioning System
OwnerWayne Poerioinventor
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Abstract
An air conditioning system includes two subsystems with the first one including a condenser, a liquid pump, a recuperator, a collector and an expander and the second one including the condenser, an air handler and a compressor. Refrigerant is heated in the recuperator and in the collector, energy is released from the refrigerant in the expander and the refrigerant flows to the condenser. Refrigerant circulates from the condenser to the air handler and to the compressor and returns to the condenser. Energy released from the expander is utilized to spin a shaft connected to the compressor reducing compressor dependence on an electrical power source.
Claims15
A system comprising:
- a plurality of subsystems wherein a first one of the plurality of subsystems comprises:
- a condenser, a liquid pump, a recuperator, a collector and an expander wherein
- the liquid pump receives liquid refrigerant from the condenser and pumps the liquid refrigerant to the recuperator,
- the recuperator heats the liquid refrigerant a first time that flows to the collector,
- the collector heats the liquid refrigerant a second time resulting in change of state of the liquid refrigerant to a vapor that flows to the expander,
- the expander releases energy from the vapor and the vapor flows to the recuperator where heat from the vapor is transferred and the vapor flows to the condenser, and
- the condenser transfers heat from the vapor and changes state of the vapor to liquid;
- and
- a second one of the plurality of subsystems comprises:
- the condenser, an air handler and a compressor wherein
- the air handler receives liquid refrigerant from the condenser and changes state of the refrigerant to a vapor and the vapor flows to the compressor,
- the compressor outputs the vapor to the condenser, and
- the condenser transfers heat from the vapor and changes state of the vapor to liquid;
- wherein
- energy released from the expander is utilized to spin a shaft connected to the compressor.
A hybrid air conditioning system comprising:
- a plurality of subsystems each associated with a respective condenser wherein a first one of the plurality of subsystems comprises:
- a first condenser, a liquid pump, a recuperator, a collector and an expander wherein
- the liquid pump receives liquid refrigerant from the first condenser and pumps the liquid refrigerant to the recuperator,
- the recuperator heats the liquid refrigerant a first time and the liquid refrigerant flows to a collector,
- the collector heats the liquid refrigerant a second time resulting in change of state of the liquid refrigerant to a vapor and the vapor flows to the expander,
- the expander releases energy from the vapor and the vapor flows to the recuperator where heat from the vapor is transferred and the vapor is returned to the first condenser, and
- the condenser transfers heat from the vapor and changes state of the vapor to liquid;
- and
- a second one of the plurality of subsystems comprises:
- a second condenser, an air handler and a compressor wherein
- the air handler receives liquid refrigerant from the second condenser and changes state of the refrigerant to a vapor and the vapor flows to the compressor,
- the compressor returns the vapor to the second condenser, and
- the second condenser transfers heat from the vapor and changes state of the vapor to liquid;
- wherein
- energy released from the expander is utilized to spin a shaft connected to the compressor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.