Patent ID: 11953243
Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A chiller system, comprising:
a mechanical-cooling circuit configured to circulate a refrigerant through an evaporator of the mechanical-cooling circuit, wherein the evaporator is configured to cool a conditioning fluid with the refrigerant;
a free-cooling circuit configured to circulate the refrigerant through a heat exchanger of the free-cooling circuit, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to cool the conditioning fluid with the refrigerant;
a distribution header having a first inlet configured to receive the refrigerant from the mechanical-cooling circuit, a second inlet configured to receive the refrigerant from the free-cooling circuit, and an internal volume fluidly coupled to the first inlet and the second inlet; and
a fan coil unit comprising a fan and a coil, wherein the coil is configured to receive the refrigerant from the internal volume of the distribution header.