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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2016
Applicant:

Trane International Inc., Davidson, NC (US);

Inventors:

Ronald Maurice Cosby, II, La Crosse, WI (US);

Stephen A. Kujak, Brownsville, MN (US);

Kenneth J. Schultz, Onalaska, WI (US);

Assignee:

TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC., Davidson, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 4/04 (2006.01); F25B 7/00 (2006.01); F25B 30/02 (2006.01); C09K 5/04 (2006.01); F25B 6/04 (2006.01); F25B 29/00 (2006.01); F25B 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 4/04 (2013.01); C09K 5/044 (2013.01); C09K 5/045 (2013.01); F25B 6/04 (2013.01); F25B 7/00 (2013.01); F25B 29/003 (2013.01); F25B 30/02 (2013.01); C09K 2205/126 (2013.01); F25B 25/005 (2013.01); F25B 2339/047 (2013.01); F25B 2400/075 (2013.01); F25B 2400/121 (2013.01); Y02A 30/272 (2018.01); Y02B 10/20 (2013.01); Y02P 20/10 (2015.11);
Abstract

Heat is recovered from a heat source to heat water to high temperatures. Apparatuses, systems and methods are described to heat water to a high temperature by using heat, such as may be considered in some instances as waste heat, recovered from a heat source. The methods, systems, and apparatuses described utilize low pressure refrigerant(s) as a fluid to provide a refrigeration cycle that utilizes a source of heat to heat water to a high temperature. The refrigeration cycle can be with or without a cascade cycle. The refrigerant cycle in some examples uses an oil free compressor.


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