Sorption heat pump and control method
A method operates an absorption heat pump system, specifically the flow of hydronic cooling fluid through the condenser during system start-ups, or when the cooling fluid temperature is low. To minimize the time for an absorption heat pump to reach full cooling or heating capacity, it is desirable for the high side pressure to increase as fast as possible, and the low side pressure to decrease as fast as possible. Since the high side pressure is a function of the temperature of the refrigerant exiting the condenser, if the condenser cooling fluid temperature is low, the corresponding high side pressure will be low, which may not permit adequate working fluid flow rates from the high pressure side of the system to the low pressure side.
- Research Organization:
- Stone Mountain Technologies, Inc., Unicoi, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0006116
- Assignee:
- Stone Mountain Technologies, Inc. (Unicoi, TN)
- Patent Number(s):
- 10,900,700
- Application Number:
- 16/300,292
- OSTI ID:
- 1805426
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 05/11/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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