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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370485 | Performance testing apparatus of refrigerating cycle A performance testing apparatus includes a refrigerant pipe provided with open ends, and installed such that a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator are sequentially aligned from one end thereof to the other end thereof. A refrigerant heating unit is inst... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367200 | Ejector cycle device An ejector cycle device includes an ejector having a nozzle portion which decompresses refrigerant flowing out of a radiator, a first evaporator for evaporating refrigerant from the ejector, and a second evaporator provided in a branch passage that is branched from ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353661 | Vehicle exhaust heat recovery system A vehicle exhaust heat recovery system includes a vapor compression type refrigeration circuit, a boiler to which the refrigerant is introduced from the refrigeration circuit and heated, and an expander for generating motive power by expanding the heated refrigerant... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7275393 | High-efficiency turbulators for high-stage generator of absorption chiller/heater Turbulators are disclosed for use in a high-stage generator for an exhaust-fired absorption chiller/heater. The turbulators are designed to minimize pressure drop across the turbulator, and thus minimize the efficiency loss to the exhaust source. One turbulator desi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7260952 | Fluid machine A fluid machine has a compressor device for compressing refrigerant of a refrigerating cycle for an automotive vehicle, an electric rotating device operating as an electric motor for generating a rotational driving force to drive the compressor device or operating a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254961 | Vapor compression cycle having ejector A first evaporator is arranged on a downstream side of an ejector, and a second evaporator is connected to a refrigerant suction inlet of the ejector. A refrigerant evaporation temperature of the second evaporator is lower than that of the first evaporator. The firs... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7207188 | Heat pump system A heat pump system (10) including a heat generator (15), a heat engine (26) supplied with heat engine working fluid (18) by the heat generator (15) having a heat engine cylinder chamber (34), a heat engine piston (32)... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7178358 | Vapor-compression refrigerant cycle system with refrigeration cycle and Rankine cycle A vapor-compression refrigerant cycle system with a refrigeration cycle and a Rankine cycle includes a compressor, a radiator, a gas-liquid separator, a decompression device and an evaporator. In the vapor-compression refrigerant cycle system, a liquid pump is dispo... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171824 | Reversible air-water absorption heat pump A cooling or heating device in an absorption heat pump of GAX type, including a generator, a GAX heat exchanger, an absorber, a condenser, an evaporator, a pump connected to the absorber and generator, and a first circuit for refrigerant solution circulating through... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7117686 | High-efficiency turbulators for high-stage generator of absorption chiller/heater Turbulators are disclosed for use in a high-stage generator for an exhaust-fired absorption chiller/heater. The turbulators are designed to minimize pressure drop across the turbulator, and thus minimize the efficiency loss to the exhaust source. One turbulator desi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7066729 | Gas powered heat delivery system A gas powered heat delivery system, comprising a fuel gas supply, a catalytic heater connected to the fuel gas supply; a tank containing fluid, the tank being disposed to receive heat from the catalytic heater; a one way conduit having an inlet for receiving fluid f... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059147 | Cooling system for a vehicle A cooling system for a vehicle has a refrigeration system with an ejector pump for ejecting fluid heated by a first heating element. The fluid is ejected at high speed to circulate the refrigerant and induce an entrainment effect. A radiator cools the refrigerant ej... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036315 | Apparatus and method for detecting low charge of working fluid in a waste heat recovery system In a waste heat recovery system having a superheat controller, a reference superheat controller operating trajectory is established and compared with operational superheat controller trajectories from time to time and measuring the deviation therebetween to determin... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7013644 | Organic rankine cycle system with shared heat exchanger for use with a reciprocating engine In order to effectively extract the waste heat from a reciprocating engine, the normal heat exchanger components of an engine are replaced with one or more heat exchangers which have the motive fluid of an organic rankine cycle system flowing therethrough. With the ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007856 | Extended engine off passenger climate control system and method An extended engine off passenger climate control system utilizes an advanced temperature control module in combination with modifications to the conventional heating/ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC) system to provide occupants in the passenger cabin of a hybrid e... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003964 | Heat pump system A heat pump system (10) including a heat generator (15), a heat engine (26) supplied with heat engine working fluid (18) by the heat generator (15) having a heat engine cylinder chamber (34), a heat engine piston (32)... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6935129 | Heat exchanger and combined cycle system using the same A radiator for a vapor-compression refrigerant cycle and a condenser for a Rankine cycle are integrated to construct a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a core portion for performing a heat exchange, and is disposed to have a first function portion used as... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6694766 | Power generation systems with earth heat transfer A system for increasing efficiency of a closed-earth-loop heat pump system; for increasing heat pump efficiency by feeding relatively colder water to heat pumps when they operate in a cooling mode; and, in certain aspects, systems for using excess produce... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6477852 | Heat and electric power supply system and operation method thereof A heat and electric power supply system includes a regenerative gas turbine and an adsorption refrigerator recovering exhaust heat of exhaust gas from the gas turbine and is provided with inlet air cooling equipment including a spray device for spraying c... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6460360 | Power-generating and energy-saving system An energy-saving system including a primary heat recovery apparatus for recovering heat from the environment of a silencer box having a compressor and a power generator simultaneously coupled with an engine commonly built in the box for warming utility wa... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6397621 | Heating pumping installation, in particular with a refrigeration function The refrigeration cycle uses an evaporation zone prior to compression and a condensation zone after the latter, in which the thermodynamic fluid used in the cycle as well as the fluid used in the cold-exchange and heat-exchange cycles is water. The instal... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6389830 | Solar refrigeration and heating system usable with alternative heat sources An apparatus for heating and cooling includes a solar collector for transferring heat energy from incident solar rays to a liquid refrigerant material thereby changing a first portion to a gaseous state. An eductor-venturi reduces a pressure of the gaseou... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6260370 | Solar refrigeration and heating system usable with alternative heat sources An apparatus for heating and cooling includes a solar collector for transferring heat energy from incident solar rays to a liquid refrigerant material thereby changing a first portion to a gaseous state. An eductor-venturi reduces a pressure of the gaseou... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6237356 | Refrigerating plant A compressor (2), a heat releasing element (3A) of a heat exchanger (3) for heating, an electromotive expansion valve (4), and a heat absorbing element (5A) of a heat exchanger (5) for cooling are connected to each other to constitute a primary refrigeran... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6112544 | Generator cooling system In a generator cooling system (10) for a generator used for current generation in a power station, said generator having a generator cooler (11) which is arranged, together with further coolers (12, . . . , 17), in a closed intermediate cooling circuit (1... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6038876 | Motor vehicle air-conditioning system An air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle having an exhaust pipe for dispensing engine exhaust gas. Includes a container for containing a liquid coolant, a pump for driving the coolant, and a heat exchanger connected to the container and associated w... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5809791 | Remora II refrigeration process A process that converts heat energy to kinetic energy comprising at least two fluid cycles thermally joined in which these fluids act as refrigerants. An initiating cycle capable of performing reversed Carnot refrigeration is the major source of heat ener... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5761921 | Air conditioning equipment An air conditioning equipment is provided wherein reduction in size of an outdoor heat exchanger, improvement of reliability, and low cost can be achieved without reduction in system efficiency. In the air conditioning equipment, the same working medium i... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5720177 | Multichambered pump for a vapor compression refrigeration system A device and method of operating a diaphragm pump having at least three chambers is used in a vapor compression refrigeration system. Each chamber contains a fluid having a different set of pressure and temperature characteristics. Adjacent chambers are s... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5509274 | High efficiency heat pump system A high efficiency heat transfer system includes a power circuit (350) and heat pump circuit (352). Each circuit having a working fluid flowing therein. In the power circuit, a heater (354) vaporizes the working fluid which is periodically delivered and ex... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5313874 | High efficiency pool heating system and power unit A high efficiency pool heating system (10) includes a power circuit (12) and heat pump circuit (14). Each circuit having a working fluid flowing therein. In the power circuit, a heater (16) vaporizes the working fluid which is periodically delivered and e... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5291735 | High efficiency, hydrogen-driven cooling device A cooling device cools a conditioned space (6) by transferring heat from the conditioned space to a working fluid (2) in a heat exchanger (4). A compressor (10) compresses the working fluid (8), which is then condensed in a condenser (14). Heat from the c... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5214932 | Hermetically sealed electric driven gas compressor - expander for refrigeration Hermetically sealed electric driven gas compressor-expander for use in refrigeration system where low temperature waste energy rejected from the condenser is recovered and used to produce kinetic energy to assist driving the compressor, and thus reducing ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5205133 | High efficiency pool heating system A high efficiency pool heating system (10) includes a power circuit (12) and heat pump circuit (14). Each circuit having a working fluid flowing therein. In the power circuit, a heater (16) vaporizes the working fluid which is periodically delivered and e... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5186013 | Refrigerant power unit and method for refrigeration A refrigerant power unit includes a closed piping loop containing refrigerant. The refrigerant is pumped to an evaporator where it changes to a saturated vapor. It is directed across a generator absorbing additional heat energy and changing to a super-hea... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5136854 | Centrifugal gas compressor - expander for refrigeration Centrifugal gas compressor - expander for use in refrigeration system where low temperature level energy rejected from the condenser is recovered and used to produce kinetic energy to assist driving the compressor, and thus reducing the electric power req... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5129236 | Heat pump system A heat pump system (10, 210) includes a power section (11, 211) having a generator (15, 215) for converting a first working fluid from a liquid to a relatively high pressure gas, a power unit (25, 222) providing energy by the conversion of the relatively ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4918937 | Hybrid thermal powered and engine powered automobile air conditioning system An air conditioning system with a common refrigerant supply, an engine-driven compressor circuit and a thermal compression circuit in parallel with the compressor circuit, a high efficiency compact thermal compressor which is either an ejector or a double... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4910414 | Bottoming cycle A system for air conditioning and generating electrical power including a fuel-fired internal combustion engine, an electrical motor/generator, and a vapor compressor/expander all interconnected. The vapor compressor/expander driven by the engine operates... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4876856 | Heat exchanging system This is a heat exchanger having a heating cycle part and a thermal cycle part. The heating cycle part comprises a compressor which is driven by the thermal power cycle in a heating medium circulation line connecting a radiator and an evaporator while the ... | 10/31/1989 |
