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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Robert Higgins, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Robert Higgins, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/00 (2006.01); F28D 20/00 (2006.01); F25B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 20/0034 (2013.01); F25B 49/00 (2013.01); F28D 2020/0065 (2013.01); G05D 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal bridge utilizes a piping and operational strategy to provide chilled water to meet chiller plant demand during both thermal storage charge and discharge modes of operation. The thermal storage comprises a thermal storage device, such as a thermal storage tank. The thermal bridge includes a loop comprising one or more chillers and chilled water pumps that generate chilled water flow. Multiple operating modes for nominal, thermal storage charging, thermal storage charging and discharge, or thermal storage discharge are provided.