Patent ID: 8931299
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B60H,F25D

Abstract:
1. An integrated chiller and thermal storage assembly for use in an air conditioning system having a primary refrigerant loop and a secondary liquid loop, the integrated chiller and thermal storage assembly comprising: a thermal storage reservoir configured to contain a liquid for use in the secondary liquid loop; a refrigerant-to-liquid heat exchanger mounted inside the thermal storage reservoir; a first refrigerant line configured to direct a refrigerant from the primary refrigerant loop into the refrigerant-to-liquid heat exchanger; a second refrigerant line configured to direct the refrigerant from the refrigerant-to-liquid heat exchanger into the primary refrigerant loop; a pump configured to pump the liquid from the secondary liquid loop through the refrigerant-to-liquid heat exchanger and back into the secondary liquid loop; a liquid flow valve configured to selectively direct the fluid from the secondary liquid loop to one of a first liquid line leading to an inlet to the pump and to a second liquid line leading into the thermal storage reservoir; and a third liquid line configured to direct the liquid in the thermal storage reservoir to the inlet to the pump.