Pulley driven stirling cycle automative air conditioner system
First Claim
1. An air conditioning system comprising:
- (A) a Stirling cycle refrigeration unit comprisinga compressor housing having at least one compressor cylinder containing a compressor piston member, said compressor piston member slidingly received within said compressor cylinder for reciprocating motion therein, said compressor cylinder and said compressor piston member defining a compressor volume,an expander housing having at least one expander cylinder containing an expander piston member, said expander piston member slidingly received within said expander cylinder for reciprocating motion therein, said expander cylinder and said expander piston member defining an expander volume,fluidic connection means for fluidically connecting each compressor volume in said compressor housing with a corresponding expander volume in said expander housing,first drive means, disposed within said compressor housing, for reciprocating each compressor piston member within its compressor cylinder,second drive means, disposed within said expander housing for reciprocating each expander piston member within its expander cylindersaid first and second drive means cooperating to maintain a predetermined phase relationship between each compressor piston member in its compressor cylinder and each expander piston member in its expander cylinder whosecompressor volume and expander volume are fluidically connected;
(B) a compressor-side heat exchanger for transferring heat from said compressor housing to a first heat transfer fluid;
(C) an expander-side heat exchanger for transferring heat from a second heat transfer fluid to said expander housing;
(D) a first external heat exchanger for transferring heat from said first heat transfer fluid to a first ambient atmosphere;
(E) a second external heat exchanger for transferring heat from a second ambient atmosphere to said second heat transfer fluid;
(F) a first fluid circulating means for circulating said first heat transfer fluid from said compressor-side heat exchanger to said first heat exchanger and back to said compressor-side heat exchanger;
(G) a second fluid circulating means for circulating said second heat transfer fluid from said expander-side heat exchanger to said second external heat exchanger and back to said expander-side heat exchanger;
(H) a shaft means, connected to said first fluid circulating means and said second fluid circulating means, for transmitting motive power to said first fluid circulating means and said second fluid circulating means;
(I) magnetic coupling means, magnetically coupling said shaft means to said first drive means and said second drive means, for transmitting motive power to said first drive means and said second drive means;
(J) clutch means for selectively connecting said shaft means to a power supply.
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Abstract
An automotive air conditioning system utilizes environmentally safe gases as the working fluid for a Stirling cycle refrigeration unit. The Stirling cycle refrigeration unit includes a compressor housing and an expander housing. A first heat transfer fluid circulation system removes heat from the compressor housing and expels it to the ambient atmosphere. A second heat transfer fluid circulation system removes heat from the automotive interior and expels it to the expander housing. Each of the compressor housing and the expander housing contains an equal number of cylinders. Respective cylinders in the compressor housing and the expander housing are fluidically connected to one another; and the reciprocal movement of pistons disposed in these respective cylinders is maintained in a specified phase relationship.
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1. An air conditioning system comprising:
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(A) a Stirling cycle refrigeration unit comprising a compressor housing having at least one compressor cylinder containing a compressor piston member, said compressor piston member slidingly received within said compressor cylinder for reciprocating motion therein, said compressor cylinder and said compressor piston member defining a compressor volume, an expander housing having at least one expander cylinder containing an expander piston member, said expander piston member slidingly received within said expander cylinder for reciprocating motion therein, said expander cylinder and said expander piston member defining an expander volume, fluidic connection means for fluidically connecting each compressor volume in said compressor housing with a corresponding expander volume in said expander housing, first drive means, disposed within said compressor housing, for reciprocating each compressor piston member within its compressor cylinder, second drive means, disposed within said expander housing for reciprocating each expander piston member within its expander cylinder said first and second drive means cooperating to maintain a predetermined phase relationship between each compressor piston member in its compressor cylinder and each expander piston member in its expander cylinder whose compressor volume and expander volume are fluidically connected; (B) a compressor-side heat exchanger for transferring heat from said compressor housing to a first heat transfer fluid; (C) an expander-side heat exchanger for transferring heat from a second heat transfer fluid to said expander housing; (D) a first external heat exchanger for transferring heat from said first heat transfer fluid to a first ambient atmosphere; (E) a second external heat exchanger for transferring heat from a second ambient atmosphere to said second heat transfer fluid; (F) a first fluid circulating means for circulating said first heat transfer fluid from said compressor-side heat exchanger to said first heat exchanger and back to said compressor-side heat exchanger; (G) a second fluid circulating means for circulating said second heat transfer fluid from said expander-side heat exchanger to said second external heat exchanger and back to said expander-side heat exchanger; (H) a shaft means, connected to said first fluid circulating means and said second fluid circulating means, for transmitting motive power to said first fluid circulating means and said second fluid circulating means; (I) magnetic coupling means, magnetically coupling said shaft means to said first drive means and said second drive means, for transmitting motive power to said first drive means and said second drive means; (J) clutch means for selectively connecting said shaft means to a power supply. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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