Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention reduce the amount of energy required to operate air-conditioners and refrigerators by providing a vapor-compression system that harnesses a low- or no-cost source of energy, namely, heat, and uses the harnessed heat to power a new kind of compressor, called a “burst compressor” and a new kind of pump, called a “vapor pump.” The heat-driven burst compressor pressurizes the refrigerant, while also providing “push and pull” vapor refrigerant to the vapor pump. The vapor pump, actuated by the high pressure refrigerant in gaseous form provided by the burst compressor, is configured to pump a combination of gaseous, vaporous and liquid refrigerant out of the receiver tank and inject that low pressure refrigerant mix into the burst compressor, where it is heated to change the state of the refrigerant to a heated, pressurized gas. Then the heated, pressurized gas is released in bursts into the other components of the vapor compression cycle. Thus, embodiments of the present invention use heat to provide cold. Because of this arrangement, vapor-compression systems constructed and arranged to operate according to embodiments of the present invention are able to provide air-conditioning and/or refrigeration much more efficiently and with much less expense than traditional vapor compression systems for air-conditioning and refrigeration.

IPC Classes  ?

• F25B 31/02 - Compressor arrangements of motor-compressor units
• F25B 27/00 - Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy
• F25B 27/02 - Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy using waste heat, e.g. from internal-combustion engines
• F25B 31/00 - Compressor arrangements
• F25B 33/00 - BoilersAnalysersRectifiers
• F25B 39/00 - EvaporatorsCondensers
• F25B 41/20 - Disposition of valves, e.g. of on-off valves or flow control valves
• F25B 41/40 - Fluid line arrangements

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention reduce the amount of energy required to operate air-conditioners and refrigerators by providing a vapor-compression system that harnesses a low- or no-cost source of energy, namely, heat, and uses the harnessed heat to power a new kind of compressor, called a “burst compressor” and a new kind of pump, called a “vapor pump.” The heat-driven burst compressor pressurizes the refrigerant, while also providing “push and pull” vapor refrigerant to the vapor pump. The vapor pump, actuated by the high pressure refrigerant in gaseous form provided by the burst compressor, is configured to pump a combination of gaseous, vaporous and liquid refrigerant out of the receiver tank and inject that low pressure refrigerant mix into the burst compressor, where it is heated to change the state of the refrigerant to a heated, pressurized gas. Then the heated, pressurized gas is released in bursts into the other components of the vapor compression cycle. Thus, embodiments of the present invention use heat to provide cold. Because of this arrangement, vapor-compression systems constructed and arranged to operate according to embodiments of the present invention are able to provide air-conditioning and/or refrigeration much more efficiently and with much less expense than traditional vapor compression systems for air-conditioning and refrigeration.

IPC Classes  ?

• F25B 31/02 - Compressor arrangements of motor-compressor units
• F25B 27/00 - Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy
• F25B 27/02 - Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy using waste heat, e.g. from internal-combustion engines
• F25B 31/00 - Compressor arrangements
• F25B 33/00 - BoilersAnalysersRectifiers
• F25B 39/00 - EvaporatorsCondensers
• F25B 41/20 - Disposition of valves, e.g. of on-off valves or flow control valves
• F25B 41/40 - Fluid line arrangements

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention reduce the amount of energy required to operate air-conditioners and refrigerators by providing a vapor-compression system that harnesses a low- or no-cost source of energy, namely, heat, and uses the harnessed heat to power a new kind of compressor, called a “burst compressor” and a new kind of pump, called a “vapor pump.” The heat-driven burst compressor pressurizes the refrigerant, while also providing “push and pull” vapor refrigerant to the vapor pump. The vapor pump, actuated by the high pressure refrigerant in gaseous form provided by the burst compressor, is configured to pump a combination of gaseous, vaporous and liquid refrigerant out of the receiver tank and inject that low pressure refrigerant mix into the burst compressor, where it is heated to change the state of the refrigerant to a heated, pressurized gas. Then the heated, pressurized gas is released in bursts into the other components of the vapor compression cycle. Thus, embodiments of the present invention use heat to provide cold. Because of this arrangement, vapor-compression systems constructed and arranged to operate according to embodiments of the present invention are able to provide air-conditioning and/or refrigeration much more efficiently and with much less expense than traditional vapor compression systems for air-conditioning and refrigeration.

IPC Classes  ?

• F25B 31/02 - Compressor arrangements of motor-compressor units
• F25B 33/00 - BoilersAnalysersRectifiers
• F25B 39/00 - EvaporatorsCondensers
• F25B 31/00 - Compressor arrangements
• F25B 27/00 - Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy
• F25B 27/02 - Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy using waste heat, e.g. from internal-combustion engines
• F25B 41/20 - Disposition of valves, e.g. of on-off valves or flow control valves
• F25B 41/40 - Fluid line arrangements

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention reduce the amount of energy required to operate air-conditioners and refrigerators by providing a vapor-compression system that harnesses a low- or no-cost source of energy, namely, heat, and uses the harnessed heat to power a new kind of compressor, called a "burst compressor" and a new kind of pump, called a "vapor pump." The heat-driven burst compressor pressurizes the refrigerant, while also providing "push and pull" vapor refrigerant to the vapor pump. The vapor pump, actuated by the high pressure refrigerant in gaseous form provided by the burst compressor, is configured to pump a combination of gaseous, vaporous and liquid refrigerant out of the receiver tank and inject that low pressure refrigerant mix into the burst compressor, where it is heated to change the state of the refrigerant to a heated, pressurized gas. Then the heated, pressurized gas is released in bursts into the other components of the vapor compression cycle. Thus, embodiments of the present invention use heat to provide cold. Because of this arrangement, vapor-compression systems constructed and arranged to operate according to embodiments of the present invention are able to provide air-conditioning and/or refrigeration much more efficiently and with much less expense than traditional vapor compression systems for air-conditioning and refrigeration.

IPC Classes  ?

• F25B 31/00 - Compressor arrangements
• F25B 27/00 - Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy
• F25B 27/02 - Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy using waste heat, e.g. from internal-combustion engines
• F04B 19/24 - Pumping by heat expansion of pumped fluid
• F24F 5/00 - Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by group or
• F25B 41/00 - Fluid-circulation arrangements
• F25B 41/04 - Disposition of valves
• F25B 49/02 - Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for compression type machines, plants or systems
• F25B 6/00 - Compression machines, plants or systems, with several condenser circuits