Refrigeration – Refrigeration producer – Sorbent type
Reexamination Certificate
2001-07-09
2002-07-09
Esquivel, Denise L. (Department: 3744)
Refrigeration
Refrigeration producer
Sorbent type
C062S324200, C062S480000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06415625
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,901,780, a sorption system configured to operate continuously when the vehicle is not running is disclosed. The system comprises a heat exchanger in the passenger area piped to receive conditioned heat transfer fluid, a sorber cooling system located outside the passenger area and having two sorber beds, each of sufficient capacity to meet the cooling requirements of the passenger compartment for a predetermined interval, and piped to be alternately operated at duty cycle corresponding to the predetermined interval where one bed is absorbing and the other bed is desorbing to drive refrigerant around a refrigerant loop, the refrigerant loop including an evaporator for delivering conditioned heat transfer fluid to the heat exchanger during air conditioning (cooling), a fuel fired heater outside the passenger area and of sufficient thermal capacity to desorb a single sorber bed during the predetermined interval, and one or more valves for directing heat transfer fluid heated by the fuel fired heater. The system operates in a heating mode wherein a heat transfer fluid heated by the fuel fired heater is directed to the heat exchanger, and a cooling mode wherein heat transfer fluid heated by the fuel fired heater is alternately directed to the respective sorber beds for refrigerant absorption and desorption.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The improved auxiliary heating and air conditioning system of the present invention comprises the system described in the aforesaid patent and utilizes solid-vapor sorption reactors containing a complex compound formed by absorbing a polar gas, preferably ammonia, on a metal salt. In a preferred embodiment, the reactors contain a substrate material incorporating the metal salt or complex compound. Complex compounds incorporating ammonia are capable of absorbing large amounts of the refrigerant, as well as having high reaction rates. By using a sorbent/substrate composition incorporating the metal salt or the complex compound as disclosed hereinafter, the reactors of the system offer improved performance and life expectancy.
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Khalili Kaveh
Kirol Lance
Rockenfeller Uwe
Sarkisian Paul
Esquivel Denise L.
Jones Melvin
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Rocky Research
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