Patent ID: 6536677
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: F24F,F25B,Y02A,Y02B

Abstract:
A method of operating a solar powered air conditioning system comprising the steps of:circulating a fluid through at least one solar collector; regulating a rate at which the fluid circulates through the at least one solar collector, wherein the rate is increased when the at least one collector produces a greater increase in temperature of the fluid, and wherein the rate is decreased when the at least one collector produces a lesser increase in temperature of the fluid; pumping the fluid through an absorption chiller after circulating the fluid through the at least one solar collector; pumping a refrigerant through the absorption chiller and through a heat exchanger positioned within a building, wherein the heat exchanger cools the ambient temperature of the building, circulating the fluid through a storage tank after circulating the fluid through the at least one solar collector, determining a temperature of the storage tank at a plurality of positions; and drawing the fluid from the storage tank proximate the position having a lower temperature than the other positions.