Compressor waste heat driven cooling system
View Patent ↗Provided in some embodiments is a system that includes a gas compressor including an engine, a compressor driven by the engine, and a vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system driven by waste heat from the compressor, wherein the VAC system is configured to cool at least one medium. In other embodiments is provided a method that includes generating waste heat while compressing a gas, driving a vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system with the waste heat, and cooling at least one medium via the VAC system.
1. A system, comprising:
a vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system at least substantially driven by waste heat from a compressor, wherein the VAC system is configured to cool at least one medium; and
a controller configured to control a flow of the waste heat from the compressor to the VAC system.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control a plurality of independent flows of the waste heat from the compressor to the VAC system.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the VAC system comprises a plurality of VAC systems, wherein the controller is configured to control one or more flows of the waste heat from the compressor independently to the plurality of VAC systems.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control a plurality of cooling flows output from the VAC system.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control one or more cooling flows output from the VAC system for cooling the compressor, a gas intake into the compressor, an engine, the controller, or any combination thereof.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control one or more cooling flows output from the VAC system for cooling a building space.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control one or more cooling flows output from the VAC system for cooling electronics.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control one or more cooling flows output from the VAC system for cooling a fluid.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the VAC system comprises a first VAC system at least substantially driven by waste heat from a first compression stage, and a second VAC system at least substantially driven by waste heat from a second compression stage.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the VAC system is configured to vaporize a coolant from an absorbent using waste heat from the compressor.
11. The system of claim 1 , comprising the compressor.
12. A system, comprising:
a controller configured to control a flow of a waste heat from a compressor to a vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system, wherein the VAC system is at least substantially driven by the waste heat from the compressor, and the VAC system is configured to cool at least one medium.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to control a plurality of independent flows of the waste heat from the compressor to the VAC system.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to control a plurality of cooling flows output from the VAC system.
15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to control one or more cooling flows output from the VAC system for cooling the compressor, a gas intake into the compressor, an engine, the controller, or any combination thereof.
16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to control one or more cooling flows output from the VAC system for cooling a building space.
17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to control one or more cooling flows output from the VAC system for cooling electronics.
18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the VAC system is configured to vaporize a coolant from an absorbent using the waste heat from the compressor.
19. A system, comprising:
controlling a flow of a waste heat from a compressor to a vapor absorption cycle (VAC) system, wherein the VAC system is at least substantially driven by the waste heat from the compressor; and
controlling the VAC system to cool at least one medium.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein controlling the VAC system comprises controlling one or more cooling flows output from the VAC system for cooling the compressor, a gas intake into the compressor, an engine, the controller, or any combination thereof.