Johnson Controls Technology Company

Shawn A Hem

Shaun B Atchison

Theresa N Gillette

Brian D Rigg

Tom R Tasker

Tyler P McCune

Jedidiah O Bentz

Aneek Muhammad Noor

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a refrigerant circuit configured to flow a refrigerant. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor configured to compress the refrigerant, a condenser configured to receive the refrigerant from the compressor and to condense the refrigerant, a valve configured to receive a first portion of the refrigerant from the condenser and to decrease a pressure of the first portion of the refrigerant, and an evaporator configured to receive the first portion of the refrigerant from the condenser and configured to evaporate the first portion of the refrigerant. The refrigerant circuit also includes a refrigerant sub-circuit configured to receive a second portion of the refrigerant from the condenser and to convert thermal energy of the second portion of the refrigerant to electrical energy.

System and method for capture of waste heat in an HVAC unit

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Park City, KS, United States of America

Shawn A Hem