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The present invention relates to an outdoor portable cooling system for patios, campsites, and other related areas. The invention is primarily to be used as a portable cooling system, but may be adapted as a permanently affixed cooling system. The invention includes a housing that contains an absorp

The present invention relates to an outdoor portable cooling system for patios, campsites, and other related areas. The invention is primarily to be used as a portable cooling system, but may be adapted as a permanently affixed cooling system. The invention includes a housing that contains an absorption system that would be powered by a propane burner. Heat generated by the burning propane gas can be used to operate the fan motor via a module that produces electricity from heat or whereby the motor is powered by a battery supply. The battery supply may be recharged by a solar panel or by a standard electrical line.

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The inventor claims: 1. A portably powered air conditioning system comprising: (a) a housing; (b) a control panel; (c) a grill plate; (d) an inlet and outlet duct; (e) an absorption system comprising a propane burner, a central tube containing a boiler and siphon pump, a water separator, a condense

The inventor claims: 1. A portably powered air conditioning system comprising: (a) a housing; (b) a control panel; (c) a grill plate; (d) an inlet and outlet duct; (e) an absorption system comprising a propane burner, a central tube containing a boiler and siphon pump, a water separator, a condenser, an evaporator, an absorber, and an absorber vessel; (f) a thermoelectric power generator consists of a collection box/heat exchanger, exhaust port, a thermoelectric power generator module, a high efficiency DC fan motor (hereinafter fan motor), an inverter, a thermostat, an AC line voltage, a plurality of diodes, and an electronic heater coil; wherein the thermoelectric power generator module takes heat energy that has been collected by the collection box/heat exchanger and transforms the heat energy into electricity; wherein the thermoelectric power generator module is wired to the fan motor; wherein the collection box/heat exchanger has piping directed into the collection box/heat exchanger from a region of piping above and adjacent to the siphon pump of the central tube; wherein the exhaust port is connected to the collection box/heat exchanger and releases any remaining heat energy that has passed through the collection box/heat exchanger out of the housing; wherein the electronic heater coil is located near the heat energy introduced into the collection box/heat exchanger; wherein the electronic heater coil produces heat by the introduction of electricity via the AC line voltage in the event no propane or natural gas is available to operate the burner; wherein the thermostat would be used to regulate the portably powered air conditioner when no propane gas or natural gas is available; wherein the thermostat would be electrically wired between the AC line voltage and the inverter; wherein the inverter is wired between the thermostat and the fan motor; and wherein at least one pair of diodes would be located between the inverter and the fan motor; wherein at least two diodes are located on the wiring between the thermoelectric power generator module and the fan motor; wherein located within the housing is the burner, a return port, a supply port, the central tube containing the boiler and the siphon pump, the water separator, the evaporator, the condenser, the absorber, the absorber vessel, the thermoelectric power generator module, the fan motor, and a fan; wherein the central tube contains the boiler along the bottom portion of the central tube; wherein the central tube contains the siphon pump along the top portion of the central tube; wherein the flame from the burner directs heat onto a region of piping of the absorption cycle that is underneath the central tube containing the boiler; wherein the absorption system contains a refrigerant consisting of ammonia, water, and hydrogen; wherein the central tube is located between the burner and the water separator; wherein the condenser is located between the water separator and the evaporator; wherein the absorber is located between the evaporator and the absorber vessel; wherein the burner is located between the absorber vessel and the central tube; wherein the refrigerant passes throughout the absorption system upon the introduction of heat from the burner, which in turn causes the refrigerant to pass over the evaporator cooling outside air that is moved by the fan; wherein water and a weak ammonia solution pass through both the boiler and the siphon pump to the water separator; wherein the water condenses at the water separator and returns to the boiler; wherein the weak ammonia solution at the water separator passes to the condenser and liquefies; wherein the liquefied ammonia passes over to the evaporator; wherein hydrogen is introduced into the evaporator and mixes with the liquefied ammonia thereby causing the ammonia to evaporate and cool the outside air that passes over the coils of the evaporator; wherein the ammonia and hydrogen travel down the piping away from the evaporator and into the absorber; wherein the cooled air is circulated by the fan motor and out through the supply port and into the outlet duct whereby the cooled air cools the area so connected to the portable air conditioner; wherein the return port is connected to the fan and the inlet duct; and wherein the cooled air that exits the supply duct and cools the area to be cooled, is subsequently cycled back through the distributor via the inlet duct and the return port. 2. The portably powered air conditioner as described in claim 1 wherein the collection box/heat exchanger has a separate burner that has a sole purpose of providing heat energy to the collection box/heat exchanger. 3. A portably powered air conditioner comprising: (a) a water coil; wherein the water coil has an output and an input; (b) a pump; wherein the pump has an output and an input; (a) a chiller barrel; wherein the chiller barrel has an output and an input; wherein the output of the chiller barrel is piped to the input of the pump; wherein the output of the pump is piped to the input of the water coil; wherein the output of the water coil is piped to the side of the chiller barrel; wherein a bromine water cycle circulates a bromine water solution; and (b) an inlet and outlet duck; (c) an absorption system comprising a propane burner, a central tube containing a boiler and siphon pump, a water separator, a condenser, the bromine water cycle, an absorber, and an absorber vessel; (d) a thermoelectric power generator consists of a collection box/heat exchanger, exhaust port, a thermoelectric power generator module, a DC fan motor (hereinafter fan motor), an inverter, a thermostat, an AC line voltage, a plurality of diodes, and an electronic heater coil; wherein the thermoelectric power generator module takes heat energy that has been collected by the collection box/heat exchanger and transforms the heat energy into electricity; wherein the thermoelectric power generator module is wired to the fan motor; wherein the collection box/heat exchanger has piping directed into the collection box/heat exchanger from a region of piping above and adjacent to the siphon pump of the central tube; wherein the exhaust port is connected to the collection box/heat exchanger and releases any remaining heat energy that has passed through the collection box/heat exchanger out of the housing; wherein the electronic heater coil is located near the heat energy introduced into the collection box/heat exchanger; wherein the electronic heater coil produces heat by the introduction of electricity via the AC line voltage in the event no propane or natural gas is available to operate the burner; wherein the thermostat is used to regulate the portably powered air conditioner when no propane gas or natural gas is available; wherein the thermostat is electrically wired between the AC line voltage and the inverter; wherein the inverter is wired between the thermostat and the fan motor; and wherein at least one pair of diodes is located between the inverter and the fan motor; wherein at least two diodes are located on the wiring between the thermoelectric power generator module and the fan motor; wherein located within the housing is the burner, a return port, a supply port, the central tube containing the boiler and the siphon pump, the water separator, the bromine water cycle, the condenser, the absorber, the absorber vessel, the thermoelectric power generator module, the fan motor, and a fan; wherein the central tube contains the boiler along the bottom portion of the central tube; wherein the central tube contains the siphon pump along the top portion of the central tube; wherein the flame from the burner directs heat onto a region of piping of the absorption cycle that is underneath the central tube containing the boiler; wherein the central tube is located between the burner and the water separator; wherein the condenser is located between the water separator and the bromine water cycle; wherein the absorber is located between the bromine water cycle and the absorber vessel; wherein the burner is located between the absorber vessel and the central tube; and wherein the thermoelectric power generator module is, in addition to the DC fan motor, wired to provide electricity to the pump. 4. A portably powered air conditioner comprising; (a) a water coil; wherein the water coil has an output and an input; (b) a pump; wherein the pump has an output and an input; (c) a chiller barrel; wherein the chiller barrel has an output and an input; wherein the output of the chiller barrel is piped to the input of the pump; wherein the output of the pump is piped to the input of the water coil; wherein the output of the water coil is piped to the side of the chiller barrel; wherein a bromine water cycle circulates a bromine water solution; and (a) an inlet and outlet duct; (b) an absorption system comprising a propane burner, a central tube containing a boiler and siphon pump, a water separator, a condenser, the bromine water cycle, an absorber, and an absorber vessel; (c) a thermoelectric power generator consists of a collection box/heat exchanger, exhaust port, a thermoelectric power module, a DC fan motor (hereinafter fan motor), an inverter, a thermostat, an AC line voltage, a plurality of diodes, and an electronic heater coil; wherein the thermoelectric power module takes heat energy that has been collected by the collection box/heat exchanger and transforms the heat energy into electricity; wherein the thermoelectric power module is wired to the fan motor; wherein the collection box/heat exchanger has piping directed into the collection box/heat exchanger from a region of piping above and adjacent to the siphon pump of the central tube; wherein the thermoelectric power module is located adjacent to the burner and the region of piping located near the central tube; wherein the exhaust port is connected to the collection box/heat exchanger and releases any remaining heat energy that has passed through the collection box/heat exchanger out of the housing; wherein the electronic heater coil is located near the heat energy introduced into the collection box/heat exchanger; wherein the electronic heater coil produces heat by the introduction of electricity via the AC line voltage in the event no propane or natural gas is available to operate the burner; wherein the thermostat is used to regulate the portably powered air conditioner when no propane gas or natural gas is available; wherein the thermostat is electrically wired between the AC line voltage and the inverter; wherein the inverter is wired between the thermostat and the fan motor; and wherein at least one pair of diodes is located between the inverter and the fan motor; wherein at least two diodes are located on the wiring between the thermoelectric power generator module and the fan motor; wherein located within the housing is the burner, a return port, a supply port, the central tube containing the boiler and the siphon pump, the water separator, the bromine water cycle, the condenser, the absorber, the absorber vessel, the thermoelectric power module, the fan motor, and a fan; wherein the central tube contains the boiler along the bottom portion of the central tube; wherein the central tube contains the siphon pump along the top portion of the central tube; wherein the flame from the burner directs heat onto a region of piping of the absorption cycle that is underneath the central tube containing the boiler; wherein the central tube is located between the burner and the water separator; wherein the condenser is located between the water separator and the bromine water cycle; wherein the absorber is located between the bromine water cycle and the absorber vessel; wherein the burner is located between the absorber vessel and the central tube; wherein the thermoelectric power module is, in addition to the DC an motor, wired to provide electricity to the pump. 5. A portably powered air conditioning system comprising: (a) a housing; (b) a control panel; (c) a grill plate; (d) an inlet and outlet duct; (e) an absorption system comprising a propane burner, a central tube containing a boiler and siphon pump, a water separator, a condenser, an evaporator, an absorber, and an absorber vessel; (f) a thermoelectric power generator consists of a collection box/heat exchanger, exhaust port, a thermoelectric power module, a high efficiency DC fan motor (hereinafter fan motor), an inverter, a thermostat, an AC line voltage, a plurality of diodes, and an electronic heater coil; wherein the thermoelectric power module takes heat energy that has been collected by the collection box/heat exchanger and transforms the heat energy into electricity; wherein the thermoelectric power module is wired to the fan motor; wherein the collection box/heat exchanger has piping directed into the collection box/heat exchanger from a region of piping above and adjacent to the siphon pump of the central tube; wherein the exhaust port is connected to the collection box/heat exchanger and releases any remaining heat energy that has passed through the collection box/heat exchanger out of the housing; wherein the electronic heater coil is located near the heat energy introduced into the collection box/heat exchanger; wherein the electronic heater coil produces heat by the introduction of electricity via the AC line voltage in the event no propane or natural gas is available to operate the burner; wherein the thermostat would be used to regulate the portably powered air conditioner when no propane gas or natural gas is available; wherein the thermostat would be electrically wired between the AC line voltage and the inverter; wherein the inverter is wired between the thermostat and the fan motor; and wherein at least one pair of diodes would be located between the inverter and the fan motor; wherein at least two diodes are located on the wiring between the thermoelectric power module and the fan motor; wherein located within the housing is the burner, a return port, a supply port, the central tube containing the boiler and the siphon pump, the water separator, the evaporator, the condenser, the absorber, the absorber vessel, the thermoelectric power generator module, the fan motor, and a fan; wherein the central tube contains the boiler along the bottom portion of the central tube; wherein the central tube contains the siphon pump along the top portion of the central tube; wherein the flame from the burner directs heat onto a region of piping of the absorption cycle that is underneath the central tube containing the boiler; wherein the absorption system contains a refrigerant consisting of ammonia, water, and hydrogen; wherein the central tube is located between the burner and the water separator; wherein the condenser is located between the water separator and the evaporator; wherein the absorber is located between the evaporator and the absorber vessel; wherein the burner is located between the absorber vessel and the central tube; wherein the refrigerant passes throughout the absorption system upon the introduction of heat from the burner, which in turn causes the refrigerant to pass over the evaporator cooling outside air that is moved by the fan; wherein water and a weak ammonia solution pass through both the boiler and the siphon pump to the water separator; wherein the water condenses at the water separator and returns to the boiler; wherein the weak ammonia solution at the water separator passes to the condenser and liquefies; wherein the liquefied ammonia passes over to the evaporator; wherein hydrogen is introduced into the evaporator and mixes with the liquefied ammonia thereby causing the ammonia to evaporate and cool the outside air that passes over the coils of the evaporator; wherein the ammonia and hydrogen travel down the piping away from the evaporator and into the absorber; wherein the cooled air is circulated by the fan motor and out through the supply port and into the outlet duct whereby the cooled air cools the area so connected to the portable air conditioner; wherein the return port is connected to the fan and the inlet duct; and wherein the cooled air that exits the supply duct and cools the area to be cooled, is subsequently cycled back through the distributor via the inlet duct and the return port.