Multiple refrigerant thermal energy storage and cooling system with secondary refrigerant isolation
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1. A refrigerant-based thermal energy storage and cooling system comprising:
- a first refrigerant loop containing a first refrigerant;
a second refrigerant loop containing a second refrigerant, said second refrigerant that is a different material than said first refrigerant;
an isolating heat exchanger disposed between said first refrigerant loop and said second refrigerant loop for thermal communication there between; and
,a load heat exchanger within said second refrigerant loop that transfers thermal capacity of said second refrigerant to a load.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a method and device for a refrigerant-based thermal storage system wherein a condensing unit and an ice-tank heat exchanger can be isolated through a second heat exchanger. The disclosed embodiments provide a refrigerant-based ice storage system with increased reliability, lower cost components, and reduced power consumption compared to a single phase system such as a glycol system.
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1. A refrigerant-based thermal energy storage and cooling system comprising:
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a first refrigerant loop containing a first refrigerant; a second refrigerant loop containing a second refrigerant, said second refrigerant that is a different material than said first refrigerant; an isolating heat exchanger disposed between said first refrigerant loop and said second refrigerant loop for thermal communication there between; and
,a load heat exchanger within said second refrigerant loop that transfers thermal capacity of said second refrigerant to a load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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