Claims
- 1. A refrigeration system, comprising:
- a housing defining a cooling storage compartment;
- refrigeration means circulating a refrigerant for cooling said cooling storage compartment, said refrigeration means having components including a compressor and a condenser;
- a cooling passage for carrying cooling fluid for cooling at least one component of said refrigeration means;
- a storage vessel disposed external of said housing for containing said cooling fluid, said cooling passage being connected to said storage vessel;
- means for moving said cooling fluid through said at least one fluid passage in order to cool said at least one component of the refrigeration means;
- a heat exchanger disposed in said cooling passage for transferring heat from said cooling fluid to an interior of a building by means of a fan blowing air at said heat exchanger.
- 2. The refrigeration system according to claim 1, wherein said storage vessel is exposed to outside air.
- 3. The refrigeration system according to claim 1, wherein said storage vessel is disposed underground.
- 4. The refrigeration system according to claim 1, wherein said cooling fluid is brine.
- 5. The refrigeration system according to claim 1, wherein said cooling fluid is a glycol solution.
- 6. A refrigeration system, comprising:
- a housing defining a cooling storage compartment;
- refrigeration means circulating a refrigerant for cooling said cooling storage compartment, said refrigeration means having components including a compressor and a condenser;
- a cooling passage for carrying cooling fluid for cooling at least one component of said refrigeration means;
- a fluid source for providing said cooling fluid to said cooling passage;
- means for moving said cooling fluid through said at least one fluid passage in order to cool said at least one component of the refrigeration means;
- a heat exchanger disposed in said cooling passage for transferring heat from said cooling fluid to an interior of a building by means of a fan blowing air at said heat exchanger.
- 7. A refrigeration system, comprising:
- a housing defining a cooling storage compartment;
- refrigeration means circulating a refrigerant for cooling said cooling storage compartment, said refrigeration means having components including a compressor and a condenser;
- a cooling passage for carrying cooling fluid for cooling at least one component of said refrigeration means;
- a storage vessel disposed external of said housing for containing said cooling fluid, said cooling passage being connected to said storage vessel;
- means for moving said cooling fluid through said at least one fluid passage in order to cool said at least one component of the refrigeration means;
- a heat exchanger disposed in said cooling passage for transferring heat from said cooling fluid to an interior of a building by means of transferring heat to an evaporator in the heating system.
- 8. A refrigeration system, comprising:
- a housing defining a cooling storage compartment;
- refrigeration means circulating a refrigerant for cooling said cooling storage compartment, said refrigeration means having components including a compressor and a condenser;
- a cooling passage for carrying cooling fluid for cooling at least one component of said refrigeration means;
- a fluid source for providing said cooling fluid to said cooling passage;
- means for moving said cooling fluid through said at least one fluid passage in order to cool said at least one component of the refrigeration means;
- a heat exchanger disposed in said cooling passage for transferring heat from said cooling fluid to an interior of a building by means of transferring heat to an evaporator in the heating system.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/126,143, filed Jul. 30, 1998 which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/927,232, filed Sep. 10, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,816,063 issued Oct. 6, 1998, which is a continuation-in-part of prior U.S. application Ser. No. 08/761,329 filed Dec. 10, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,666,817 issued Sep. 16, 1997.
US Referenced Citations (38)
Foreign Referenced Citations (3)
Number |
Date |
Country |
1580722 |
Apr 1978 |
GBX |
WO 9415158 |
Jul 1994 |
WOX |
WO 9516887 |
Jun 1995 |
WOX |
Divisions (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
927232 |
Sep 1997 |
|
Continuation in Parts (2)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
126143 |
Jul 1998 |
|
Parent |
761329 |
Dec 1996 |
|