Solar energy heating and cooling apparatus and method
Patent
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OSTI ID:5496356
A method and apparatus for heating and/or cooling an enclosed area from solar energy is described. A fluid is pumped into a concentrating solar energy collector for heating by the sun's rays. Fluid in the collector is vaporized and flows through a regulating valve for discharge through a jet compressor into a cooling condenser during the cooling cycle. A reduced pressure is created in an evaporator/heat exchanger by the jet compressor. Inside air conveys its heat to the evaporator/heat exchanger either directly or indirectly, and ambient outside air absorbs the heat from the cooling condenser. During the heating cycle, the heated fluid from the collector is directed into an energy storage tank. Heat from the energy storage tank is conveyed to the inside air through the evaporator/heat exchanger. 13 claims.
- Assignee:
- TIC; EDB-80-065222
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4173994
- OSTI ID:
- 5496356
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
COMPRESSORS
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
CONDENSERS
DESIGN
ENTHALPY
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
GAS COMPRESSORS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
HEATING SYSTEMS
JETS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PRESSURE DROP
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION HEAT
VAPOR CONDENSERS
VAPORIZATION HEAT
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
COMPRESSORS
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
CONDENSERS
DESIGN
ENTHALPY
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
GAS COMPRESSORS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
HEATING SYSTEMS
JETS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PRESSURE DROP
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION HEAT
VAPOR CONDENSERS
VAPORIZATION HEAT