Total energy system including means for utilizing supplementary heats
US4309877A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A prime mover of internal or external combustion type is utilized to furnish shaft work for the driving of an electrical generator, a refrigeration compressor and/or a combination of both. Waste heat emanating from the prime mover and/or a refrigeration system, of which said compressor is a component, is directed to provide utility heating and/or air conditioning, said heating and air conditioning thereby becoming useful byproducts of a means for generating electrical energy and/or furnishing refrigeration.
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