Patent ID: 8544294

Claim:
A subassembly for an adsorption chiller, comprising: an adsorption component including: a plurality of adsorption plates arranged in a stack; a plurality of refrigerant passages defined between refrigerant sides of adjacent pairs of the adsorption plates in the stack; an adsorbent material disposed within the refrigerant passages; and a refrigerant port disposed through each adsorption plate; a condensation component including: a plurality of condensation plates arranged in the stack; and a refrigerant port disposed through each condensation plate; and a evaporation component including: a plurality of evaporation plates arranged in the stack; and refrigerant port disposed through each evaporation plate, wherein the plurality of adsorption plates are arranged in the stack between the plurality of evaporation plates and the plurality of condensation plates and refrigerant ports of the plurality of adsorption plates, the plurality of evaporation plates and the plurality of condensation plates are aligned to form a single refrigerant channel that connects the evaporation component, the adsorption component, and the condensation component so as to form a unitary structure.