Integrated cooling, heating, and power systems

A method comprising:

• a. providing a refrigerant vapor to an absorber of a single-effect absorption chiller in which at least
• i. the refrigerant vapor contacts an incoming condensed absorbent stream from a solution heat exchanger,
• ii. the refrigerant vapor is absorbed by the condensed absorbent stream to form a liquid diluted solution mixture, and
• iii. a water stream from a source of water is provided to cool the absorber to make a high affinity between the refrigerant vapor and the condensed absorbent stream during the absorption process in (a)(ii) and to transfer heat to the feed of water;
• b. providing the water stream from the absorber to a condenser so that the water stream absorbs at least a portion of released latent heat from the condenser, thereby forming a condenser-heated water stream and cooling the condenser;
• and
• c. further heating the condenser-heated water stream by feeding it into a generator through a heat exchanger component wherein the condenser-heated water stream absorbs additional heat from energy from an external heat source.

A method comprising:

• a. providing a refrigerant vapor to an absorber of either a single-effect or a multi-effective absorption chiller in which at least
• i. the refrigerant vapor contacts an incoming condensed absorbent stream from a solution heat exchanger,
• ii. the refrigerant vapor is absorbed by the condensed absorbent stream to form a liquid diluted solution mixture, and
• iii. a water stream from a source of water is provided to cool the absorber to make a high affinity between the refrigerant vapor and the condensed absorbent stream during the absorption process in (a)(ii) and to transfer heat to the feed of water;
• b. providing the water stream from the absorber to a condenser so that the water stream absorbs at least a portion of released latent heat from the condenser, thereby forming a condenser-heated water stream and cooling the condenser;
• and
• c. further heating the condenser-heated water stream by feeding it into a generator through a heat exchanger component wherein the condenser-heated water stream absorbs additional heat from energy from an external heat source.