Patent ID: 6460360
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: F01K,F02G,F24F,Y02P,Y02T

Abstract:
An energy-saving system comprising:a primary heat recovery apparatus operatively recovering an environmental heat of of an engine, a compressor of an air conditioning system and a power generator, with said compressor and said power generator simultaneously coupled to said engine; a refrigerant heat recovery apparatus having a refrigerant heat exchanger connected to said compressor for absorbing the condensation heat from a compressed refrigerant by the compressor and for warming a water stream flowing through said refrigerant heat exchanger; a water heat recovery apparatus having a water heat exchanger connected to said engine and having a water stream directed in said water heat exchanger for absorbing the heat of water as absorbed from a water jacket in the engine body; a flue-gas heat recovery system including a first gas heat exchanger communicating with said engine and having a water stream directed in said first gas heat exchanger for absorbing the heat of a flue gas as released from an engine exhaust pipe, and a second gas heat exchanger connected to said first gas heat exchanger and having the water stream directed in said second gas heat exchanger as preheated in the water heat exchanger and the first gas heat exchanger prior to being directed into the second exchanger for further absorption of the heat of the flue gas for generating steam; and a turbo-generator connected to and driven by a steam turbine which is connected to said second gas heat exchanger and driven by the steam produced from the second gas heat exchanger for power generation; said primary heat recovery apparatus including: a silencer box having its casing made of sound and thermal insulating materials and encasing the compressor of the air conditioning system directly coupled to an engine, both said compressor and said engine being commonly built in said silencer box; an air entrance pipe directing air into the bottom of the box; an air suction pipe inserted into said box through an upper hole in the box to direct hot air therefrom; an exhaust fan connected to said air suction pipe for sucking the hot air through said suction pipe, and an air heat exchanger which is connected with said exhaust fan and has a water stream directed in said air heat exchanger for absorbing the heat of the hot air from said box for producing hot water to be fed into a hot water storage system; the improvement which comprises: said primary heat recovery apparatus including a first absorption-based air conditioner connected to said hot water storage system and driven by the heat of the hot water from the air heat exchanger; said flue-gas heat recovery system including a second absorption-based air conditioner connected to said second gas heat exchanger and driven by the heat of the steam from the second gas heat exchanger; a bubbler connected to said second gas heat exchanger for bubbling the flue gas as exhausted from the second gas heat exchanger to absorb carbon dioxide gas from the flue gas; and an energy-saving controller connected in parallel with an output terminal of the power generator for calculating and regulating the power factor and for increasing the power generation efficiency of the power generator.