Solar powered heat reclamation air conditioning system

A solar insolation powered humidity controlled air conditioning system wherein heated and chilled fluid is stored for subsequent use in heat exchanger means to temper building zone air, and including;

• a dehumidifier means having a contactor section subjecting primary induction air to a hygroscopic solution with temperature control means therefor and having a regenerator section with heat dissipating means for heating said solution, circulation means delivering said primary induction air to said building zone, heat concentrating collector means for the absorption of solar heat into a high temperature heat transfer fluid, a stratified thermal mass having high to moderate heat range heat storage sections, pump means circulating said heat transfer fluid through said collector means and through a heat exchange means into the high heat range section of said mass and from the low heat range section thereof returning said high temperature heat transfer fluid to said collector means, a working fluid subjected to high temperature in said high heat range section by heat transfer means in the thermal mass and pressurized into its vapor phase thereby, a heat transfer means for a heating fluid and located in and subjected to the moderate temperature in said moderate heat range section of the thermal mass, circulation means transporting said heating fluid to and from said building zone, a prime mover with an expander deriving work energy out of said pressurized working fluid, said heat dissipating means of the dehumidifier comprising a condensor means converting said working fluid into its liquid phase and means injecting said liquid phase fluid into said heat transfer means therefor, refrigeration means driven by said prime mover and having a chilled fluid circulation means transporting said chilled fluid to and from said building zone, and heat exchanger means at said building zone alternately drawing upon said heating and chilled fluids as required by thermostat control means therefor to temper the air.

A solar insolation powered and re-radiation assisted air conditioning system wherein heated and chilled fluid is stored for subsequent use in heat exchanger means to temper building zone air, and including;

• heat concentrating collector means for the absorption of solar heat into a first high temperature heat transfer fluid, a stratified high temperature mass having high to moderate heat range heat storage sections, pump means circulating said high temperature heat transfer fluid through said collector means and through a heat exchange means into the high heat range section and from the low heat range section returning said high temperature heat transfer fluid to said collector means, a working fluid subjected to high temperature in said high heat range section by heat transfer means in the high temperature thermal mass and pressurized into its vapor phase thereby, a heat transfer means for a heating fluid and located in and subjected to the moderate temperature in said moderate heat range section of the thermal mass, circulation means transporting said heating fluid to and from said building zone, a prime mover with an expander deriving work energy out of said pressurized working fluid, condensor means converting said working fluid into its liquid phase and means injecting said liquid phase fluid into said heat transfer means therefor, heat radiating means for the dissipation of heat from a second low temperature heat transfer fluid, a low temperature thermal mass and pump means circulating said low temperature heat transfer fluid through said radiating means and through a heat exchange means into and from said low temperature thermal mass, heat transfer means in the low temperature thermal mass supplying a first chilled fluid, refrigeration means driven by said prime mover and supplying a second chilled fluid, circulation means combining said first and second chilled fluids and transporting the same to and from said building zone, and heat exchanger means at said building zone alternately drawing upon said first and second chilled fluids as required by thermostat control means therefor to temper the air.

A solar insolation powered and re-radiation assisted humidity controlled air conditioning system wherein heated and chilled fluid is stored for subsequent use in heat exchanger means to temper building zone air, and including;

• a dehumidifier means having a contactor section subjecting primary air to a hygroscopic solution with temperature control means therefor and having a regenerator section with heat dissipating means for heating said solution, circulation means delivering said primary induction air to said building zone, heat concentrating collector means for the absorption of solar heat into a first high temperature heat transfer fluid, a stratified high temperature thermal mass having high to moderate heat range heat storage sections, pump means circulating said high temperature heat transfer fluid through said collector means and through a heat exchange means into the high heat range section and from the low heat range section returning said high temperature heat transfer fluid to said collector means, a working fluid subjected to high temperature in said high heat range section by heat transfer means in the high temperature thermal mass and pressurized into its vapor phase thereby, a heat transfer means for a heating fluid and located in and subjected to the moderate temperature in said moderate heat range section of the thermal mass, circulation means transporting said heating fluid to and from said building zone, a prime mover with an expander deriving work energy out of said pressurized working fluid, said heat dissipating means of the dehumidifier comprising a condensor means converting said working fluid into its liquid phase and means injecting said liquid phase fluid into said heat transfer means therefor, heat radiating means for the dissipation of heat from a second low temperature heat transfer fluid, a low temperature thermal mass and pump means circulating said low temperature heat transfer fluid through said radiating means and through a heat exchange means into and from said low temperature thermal mass, heat transfer means in the low temperature thermal mass supplying a first chilled fluid, refrigeration means driven by said prime mover and supplying a second chilled fluid, circulation means combining said first and second chilled fluids and transporting the same to and from said building zone, and heat exchanger means at said building zone alternately drawing upon said first and second chilled fluids as required by thermostat control means therefor to temper the air.