Multifluid heat pump system
A method is described of heating or cooling an indoor space and/or heating or cooling a stored liquid comprising the steps of: operating a heat pump to transfer heat between and among an indoor heat exchange coil located within the conditioned space, outdoor heat exchange coil located outside of the conditioned space and a desuperheat exchange means; transferring heat between the indoor coil and the conditioned space by passing ambient air over the indoor coil; storing heat transferred between the indoor coil of a multifluid heat exchange means and/or the desuperheat exchange means and the outdoor coil by circulating a stored liquid between a heat storage facility and the second heat exchange coil of the multifluid heat exchange means located in thermal contact with the indoor coil, and/or selectively circulated through the liquid coil of the desuperheat exchange means; or storing ''cool'' transferred between the indoor coil and the outdoor coil by circulating a stored liquid between a cool storage facility and the second heat exchange coil of the multifluid heat exchange means located in thermal contact with the indoor refrigerant coil of the multifluid heat exchange means; and transferring stored heat/cool between the heat/cool storage facility and the conditioned space by circulating the stored liquid between the heat/cool storage facility and the second heat exchange coil of the multifluid heat exchanger and passing ambient air over the second heat exchange coil.
- Assignee:
- NOV; NOV-89-053169; EDB-89-077857
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4796437
- OSTI ID:
- 6240694
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AIR CONDITIONERS
AIR CONDITIONING
AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
COLD STORAGE
COOLANTS
DESIGN
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT PUMPS
HEAT STORAGE
HEAT TRANSFER
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
HEATING
REFRIGERANTS
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
WORKING FLUIDS