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This invention relates to the air conditioning of a building complex comprised of one or more zones, utilizing solar insolation and terrestrial re-radiation to a maximum extent and supplemented by external energy as may be required. The principle of thermodynamic availability is employed in a water

This invention relates to the air conditioning of a building complex comprised of one or more zones, utilizing solar insolation and terrestrial re-radiation to a maximum extent and supplemented by external energy as may be required. The principle of thermodynamic availability is employed in a water source system advantageously storing heated and chilled fluid for subsequent heat exchange, and by the diversion of high heat range fluid through a Rankine cycle prime mover for motivation of vapor compression refrigeration or the generation of electrical power dependent upon the availability of solar energy and the demand of said refrigeration, whereby heat energy is claimed and reclaimed and made available to reduce the net energy requirements necessary to provide both heating and cooling of said building complex zones.

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A solar insolation powered air conditioning system wherein heated and chilled fluid is stored for subsequent use in heat exchanger means to temper building zone air, and including; heat concentrating collector means for the absorption of solar heat into a high temperature heat transfer fluid, a stra

A solar insolation powered air conditioning system wherein heated and chilled fluid is stored for subsequent use in heat exchanger means to temper building zone air, and including; heat concentrating collector means for the absorption of solar heat into a high temperature heat transfer fluid, a stratified thermal mass having high to moderate heat range heat storage sections, pump means circulating said heat transfer fluid through said collector means and through a heat exchange means into the high heat range section of said mass and from the low heat range section thereof returning said high temperature heat transfer fluid to said collector means, a working fluid subjected to high temperature in said high heat range section by heat transfer means in the thermal mass and pressurized into its vapor phase thereby, a heat transfer means for a heating fluid and located in and subjected to the moderate temperature in said moderate heat range section of the thermal mass, circulation means transporting said heating fluid to and from said building zone, a prime mover with an expander deriving work energy out of said pressurized working fluid, condensor means converting said working fluid into its liquid phase and means injecting said liquid phase fluid into said heat transfer means therefor, refrigeration means driven by said prime mover and having a chilled fluid circulation means transporting said chilled fluid to and from said building zone, and heat exchanger means at said building zone alternately drawing upon said heating and Chilled fluids as required by thermostat control means therefor to temper the air. A solar insolation powered humidity controlled air conditioning system wherein heated and chilled fluid is stored for subsequent use in heat exchanger means to temper building zone air, and including; a dehumidifier means having a contactor section subjecting primary induction air to a hygroscopic solution with temperature control means therefor and having a regenerator section with heat dissipating means for heating said solution, circulation means delivering said primary induction air to said building zone, heat concentrating collector means for the absorption of solar heat into a high temperature heat transfer fluid, a stratified thermal mass having high to moderate heat range heat storage sections, pump means circulating said heat transfer fluid through said collector means and through a heat exchange means into the high heat range section of said mass and from the low heat range section thereof returning said high temperature heat transfer fluid to said collector means, a working fluid subjected to high temperature in said high heat range section by heat transfer means in the thermal mass and pressurized into its vapor phase thereby, a heat transfer means for a heating fluid and located in and subjected to the moderate temperature in said moderate heat range section of the thermal mass, circulation means transporting said heating fluid to and from said building zone, a prime mOver with an expander deriving work energy out of said pressurized working fluid, said heat dissipating means of the dehumidifier comprising a condensor means converting said working fluid into its liquid phase and means injecting said liquid phase fluid into said heat transfer means therefor, refrigeration means driven by said prime mover and having a chilled fluid circulation means transporting said chilled fluid to and from said building zone, and heat exchanger means at said building zone alternately drawing upon said heating and chilled fluids as required by thermostat control means therefor to temper the air.