×

Heating system

  • US 4,224,925 A
  • Filed: 08/24/1978
  • Issued: 09/30/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. Apparatus for heating a building or the like comprising:

  • a working fluid;

    collector means adapted to contain the working fluid and to transfer heat to the working fluid for boiling and vaporizing the working fluid;

    heat storage means located at a level of the building below the collector means for storing the collected heat;

    a heat exchanger for receiving vaporized working fluid from the collector means for condensing the vaporized working fluid for extracting heat and transferring the heat to the heat storage means;

    heat distributor means for extracting heat from the heat storage means for distributing the heat throughout the building;

    a lower collecting resevoir located at a level below the collector means and the heat exchanger having a sealed chamber coupled to the collector means and to the heat exchanger for receiving vaporized working fluid from the collector means and condensed working fluid from the heat exchanger whereby pressure may be built up in the sealed chamber for moving the vaporized and condensed working fluid to a higher level;

    a liquid separator coupled to the heat exchanger for preventing vaporized working fluid from discharging from the heat exchanger into the lower collecting reservoir until the working fluid condenses;

    an upper distributor reservoir located at a level above the collector means having a sealed chamber coupled to the lower collecting reservoir for receiving vaporized and condensed working fluid from the lower collecting reservoir and coupled to the heat exchanger at its upper end for distributing the vaporized working fluid to the heat exchanger and coupled to the collector means at its lower end for distributing the condensed working fluid to the collector means; and

    liquid separator means located between the upper distributor reservoir and collector means for preventing vaporized working fluid from discharging from the upper distributor reservoir into the collector means.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×