METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOVERING AND REDISTRIBUTING HEAT
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1. A system for recovering and redistributing heat, comprising:
- a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with an air conditioner system, the first heat exchanger removing heat from the air conditioner system;
a second heat exchanger in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger and in fluid communication with a stream of water being supplied to a steam generation system, the second heat exchanger receiving heat from the first heat exchanger and conveying heat to the stream of water;
a heater in fluid communication with an air stream of a ventilation system, the heater supplying heat to the air stream; and
a third heat exchanger in fluid communication with the heater and in fluid communication with a stream of steam condensate, the third heat exchanger removing heat from the steam condensate and conveying heat to the air stream, thereby cooling the steam condensate.
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Abstract
The disclosed system includes heat exchangers to recover and redistribute heat from and within a building heating and ventilation system and/or a steam system. Certain implementations of the system enable hybrid heating systems that merge existing combustion-based heating systems with systems that produce heat with electricity from renewable energy sources. Implementations of the disclosed system enable the conversation of energy and use of environmentally clean energy sources. In one illustrative implementation, heat is removed from an air conditioning system and redistributed into a steam generation system.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for recovering and redistributing heat, comprising:
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a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with an air conditioner system, the first heat exchanger removing heat from the air conditioner system; a second heat exchanger in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger and in fluid communication with a stream of water being supplied to a steam generation system, the second heat exchanger receiving heat from the first heat exchanger and conveying heat to the stream of water; a heater in fluid communication with an air stream of a ventilation system, the heater supplying heat to the air stream; and a third heat exchanger in fluid communication with the heater and in fluid communication with a stream of steam condensate, the third heat exchanger removing heat from the steam condensate and conveying heat to the air stream, thereby cooling the steam condensate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for recovering and redistributing heat, comprising:
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removing heat from an air conditioner system; supplying a portion of the heat removed from the air conditioner system to a stream of water being supplied to a steam generation system; removing heat from a stream of steam condensate; and supplying a portion of the heat removed from the stream of steam condensate to an air stream of a ventilation system. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A system for recovering and redistributing heat, comprising:
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a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with a stream of boiler blow-down liquid and in fluid communication with a stream of water being supplied to a steam generation system, the first heat exchanger removing heat from the boiler blow-down liquid and conveying heat to the stream of water being supplied to a steam generation system; and a second heat exchanger in fluid communication with the stream of water being supplied to the steam generation system and in fluid communication with an auxiliary heat system, the second heat exchanger receiving heat from the auxiliary heat system and conveying heat to the stream of water being supplied to the steam generation system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for recovering and redistributing heat, comprising:
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removing heat from a stream of boiler blow-down liquid; and supplying a portion of the heat removed from the boiler blow-down liquid to a stream of water being supplied to a steam generation system. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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