Patent SG-11201807975U-A (SG)
Title: System and methods utilizing fluid coolers and chillers to perform in-series heat rejection and trim cooling
Inventor: COSTAKIS JOHN
IPC: F24F13/22
Filed: 2016-10-20
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 111111110111101110101011111 HO 11111 01110111100111111111111 MINI MI International Bureau ... .... ..Yjd ...... ... (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/160346 Al 21 September 2017 (21.09.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every F25B 23/00 (2006.01) F28B 5/00 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, F25B 1/00 (2006.01) F24F 13/22 (2006.01) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, F25B 25/00 (2006.01) F28C 1/14 (2006.01) BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, F24F 5/00 (2006.01) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, (21) International Application Number: KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, PCT/US2016/057912 MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (22) International Filing Date: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, 20 October 2016 (20.10.2016) SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, (25) Filing Language: English ZW. (26) Publication Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (30) Priority Data: kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 62/308,914 16 March 2016 (16.03.2016) US GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (71) Applicant: INERTECH IP LLC [US/US]; 60 Backus Av- TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, enue, Danbury, Connecticut 06810 (US). DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (72) Inventors: COSTAKIS, John; 96 Travis Road, Hyde LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, Park, New York 12538 (US). ZHANG, Ming; 1380 Kiefer GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Bluffs Dr., Ballwin, Missouri 63021 (US). KEISLING, Earl; 45 Nursery Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877 Published: (US). NGUYEN, Ken; 2 Mountainview Terrace, Danbury, Connecticut 06810 (US). with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (74) Agents: CANNON, Seth M. et al.; Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt LLP, 445 Broadhollow Road, Suite 420, Melville, New York 11747 (US). (54) Title: SYSTEM AND METHODS UTILIZING FLUID COOLERS AND CHILLERS TO PERFORM IN-SERIES HEAT RE- JECTION AND TRIM COOLING ioo—,, , 132a- -'... '\"\".' 32b SI IN • y 102a-- - 102b 135 WWoR . AIRFLOW —104a 104b — - — 106a 107 106b — .4_4 1-4 —. AIR FLOW 108 —\"i KIM 133a 133b — Am . .. i !'IAAIllr 140 109 153— e) 11 114a — 4:D 71' M 0 ' tD (57) : The cooling systems and methods of the 1-1 ---- optimal power and water use based on environmental conditions IN fluidcircuit for distributing fluid across wet media, an O chillers, which are fluidly coupled to the fluid coolers via pipe cages, include a second N air to fluid heat exchanger and a refrigerant circuit in thermal communication with the 0 tion with the air to refrigerant heat exchanger. Pipe cages ditional cooling capacity is needed. The fluid coolers and mode, partial free cooling mode, or mechanical cooling mode. present air are ® chillers — 114b 116a- FIG. 1A disclosure involve modular fluid coolers and chillers configured for and client requirements. The fluid coolers include wet media, a first to fluid heat exchanger, and an air to refrigerant heat exchanger. The coupled together to allow for expansion of the cooling system when ad- are configured to selectively fluid second fluid circuit and in fluid communica - --116b circuit in fluid communication with the operate in wet or dry free cooling