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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2018
Trane International Inc., Davidson, NC (US);
John Arthur Murphy, Onalaska, WI (US);
Susanna S. Hanson, La Crosse, WI (US);
Kevin P. Bradley, Germantown, MD (US);
Anthony Wayne Bruno, Blaine, MN (US);
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC., Davidson, NC (US);
Abstract
A chiller plant is disclosed. The chiller plant includes a chiller circuit including a chiller, a first process fluid circuit, and a first heat exchanger. The chiller is configured to provide a first process fluid at a first temperature. The chiller plant also includes an air handling circuit including a plurality of ice storage tanks and an air handling unit. The chiller plant further includes a terminal cooling circuit including a plurality of terminals, the terminal cooling circuit providing a second process fluid to the plurality of terminals at a second temperature that is different from the first temperature. The terminal cooling circuit is fluidly separate from, but thermally communicates with, the chiller circuit via the first heat exchanger.