Integration of Thermochemical Heat Storage System with Waste heat Recovery Systems

摘要

A waste heat recovery for use with refrigeration means and space heating/water heating to meet various seasonal demands on refrigeration and heating energy is disclosed. The system is intended for use with refrigeration means of the conventional type including a compressor and a condenser through which a compressible refrigerant is circulated. The system integrates a refrigeration system and a heating utilization system through a thermochemical system functioning as a heat transfer system and thermochemical energy storage system. Wherein the heat transfer system is used for absorbing the waste heat normally dissipated in the condenser and for discharging the recovered thermal energy to a heat utilization system for space heating and/or water heating, the thermochemical energy storage system is used for converting the waste heat collected into chemical energy for seasonal storage. The waste heat recovery system is designed with a feature that operations of the refrigeration system and the heat utilization system are de-coupled so that the refrigeration system and the heat utilization system can be operated independently at different times on demand. This feature makes implementation of the waste heat recovery system viable for more residential houses, commercial establishments, and industrial processes applications.