Cooling and heating system utilizing solar heat

Patent · Tue May 26 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6172412

Katayama, K; Yukimachi, K

A cooling and heating system utilizing solar heat comprises a heat collector for heating a circulating heat medium with solar heat, an absorption refrigerator operable with the heat medium heated by the heat collector and serving as a generating heat source to provide a chilled medium, and an air-conditioning unit for circulating the chilled medium or the heated medium alternatively therethrough to cool or heat the space to be airconditioned. The system further comprises a bypass line provided with an auxiliary refrigerator of the dual-effect type and connected to an intermediate portion of a line extending from the absorption refrigerator to the air-conditioning unit for supplying chilled medium or the heated medium to the unit. Change -over means is provided for passing the chilled medium or the heated medium through the bypass line.

• Assignee: Osaka Gas K K (Japan)
• Patent Number(s): US 4269263
• OSTI ID: 6172412
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION CYCLE
BYPASSES
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING SYSTEMS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
STORAGE
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
VALVES