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US 4,070,870 AGranted
Heat pump assisted solar powered absorption system
AssigneeBorg-Warner Corporation
InventorsVijay Omprakash Bahel, Richard Kuehner
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Abstract
An all-year heating and cooling system incorporates an absorption refrigeration machine using solar energy as a primary heat source and a compression cycle system for boosting the temperature of the heating medium supplied to the absorption machine generator. During the heating mode, the solar collector, may be replaced by the compression cycle system if insufficient solar energy is available to satisfy the demand for heating.
Claims3
A combination heating and cooling system comprising:
- a solar collector producing a heated fluid;
- an absorption machine having a generator, a condenser, an absorber, and an evaporator all connected in a closed circuit, continuous cycle absorption system, said evaporator being adapted to cool a fluid to be circulated to a load;
- a compression cycle system including a condenser and an evaporator through which a refrigerant is circulated;
- and means for circulating said heated fluid from said solar collector in series flow through said compression cycle system condenser and said generator.
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