公开(公告)号：US20130068418A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-21

申请号：US13423042

申请日：2012-03-16

申请人： Eric Joseph Gotland ,  Kent Stewart Udell

发明人： Eric Joseph Gotland ,  Kent Stewart Udell

IPC分类号： F24J3/08 ,  F24J2/34 ,  F28D19/00

CPC分类号： F24T10/00 ,  F24S60/30 ,  F24S2080/05 ,  F24T10/17 ,  F24T2010/56 ,  F28D15/00 ,  F28D19/00 ,  F28D20/0052 ,  F28F13/185 ,  Y02E10/125 ,  Y02E60/142

摘要： One embodiment of the invention is a thermosiphon vessel for storing seasonal environment energy in the ground. The thermosiphon includes: a fluid vessel comprising a heat exchange tube, configured to contain a working fluid, and further configured to receive a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; a wicking material arranged within the fluid vessel and configured to retain liquid-state working fluid substantially adjacent an inner wall of the heat exchange tube; a fluid level sensor arranged within the fluid vessel and configured to determine the level of liquid-state working fluid therein; and a pump arranged within the fluid vessel and configured to maintain the level of liquid-state working fluid below a threshold level within the fluid vessel. The pump is operable between an energy capture mode to absorb thermal energy from an above-ground heat source and an energy release mode to release thermal energy to an above-ground heat sink.

摘要翻译： 本发明的一个实施例是用于将季节性环境能量储存在地面中的热虹吸管。 热虹吸管包括：流体容器，包括热交换管，构造成容纳工作流体，并进一步构造成接收流体入口和流体出口; 芯吸材料布置在流体容器内并且构造成保持液态工作流体基本上邻近热交换管的内壁; 液体传感器，布置在所述流体容器内并且被配置为确定其中的液态工作流体的水平; 以及泵，其布置在所述流体容器内并且被配置为将所述液态工作流体的水平维持在所述流体容器内的阈值水平以下。 该泵可在能量捕获模式之间操作以吸收来自地面上的热源的热能和能量释放模式以将热能释放到地面上的散热器。