Patent ID: 9121641
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: F24F,F25B,F28B

Abstract:
1. A retrofittable thermal storage system configured to be used in connection with a building structure forced air cooling system comprising: a forced air cooling system comprising: a compressor; a condenser; a thermal expansion device; a forced air evaporator positioned within a building air cooling passageway that delivers air to at least a portion of the interior volume of the a building structure and in thermal communication with air passing through the passageway; and fluid conduits carrying refrigerant fluid and operably and refrigerant fluidly coupling, the compressor, the condenser, the thermal expansion device, and the evaporator; and a retrofitted thermal storage system comprising: a coolant loop that is free of a compressor and free of a condenser, wherein the coolant loop comprises a refrigerant fluid pump and refrigerant fluid conduits that deliver coolant loop refrigerant fluid to a coolant loop evaporator spaced within the building air cooling passageway that delivers air to at least a portion of the interior volume of the building structure and in thermal communication with air passing through the passageway and wherein the coolant loop is in thermal communication with a thermal energy storage material within a thermal energy thermal storage fluid tank; and a charging vapor compression system comprising: a charging vapor compression system evaporator positioned in thermal communication with the thermal energy storage material; a charging compressor, a charging condenser; and a charging thermal expansion device.