Solid sorption heat pump
US7251955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B30/62
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A solid sorption heat pump is provided that includes an adsorber/desorber unit including a heat exchanger and a solid sorption material. The adsorber/desorber unit is placed in a common housing, which is sealed against the outside atmosphere, together with a condenser/evaporator unit, and the adsorber/desorber unit and the condenser/evaporator unit are separated from one another by an adsorbant-permeable element. The adsorber/desorber unit includes a thermoconductive absorbent holding body, which is connected in a thermoconductive manner to the heat exchanger. The absorbant holding body holds the sorption material, and provides stability to the adsorber/desorber unit. The interior of the common housing is subjected to the action of a negative pressure. The common housing is provided as a thin-walled sheet metal sheathing that is placed on the absorbent holding body, whereby diverting the collapsing forces generated by the negative pressure to the holding body and/or to the heat exchanger and to the condenser/evaporator unit.
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