The ThermoSorber™ is a thermally-driven heat pump which supplies air conditioning or refrigeration at the cold end, and which uses all the reject heat (gas heat plus cooling duty) to heat hot water. The high temperature glide achieved with the absorption cycle makes it possible to heat hot water to 160°F, thus meeting the needs of commercial users. The hot water is normally the primary product, with the cooling in a supplementary role. This ensures high year round utilization and short paybacks. This appliance reduces the utility bill for hot water and cooling by more than half, compared to the most economic commercially available equipment.
The ThermoSorber™ hot water heat pump is ideally suited for co-production of hot water and air conditioning or refrigeration. Potential applications include food processing, dairies, breweries, restaurants, laundries, commercial kitchens, hospitals, apartment buildings, motels, gymnasiums, indoor swimming pools, and any other user with significant hot water demand.
Cooling Capacity (Tons): 15 to 300 (ARI Conditions)
Hot Water Heating Capacity (Btu/hr): 470,000 to 4.8 MMBtu/hr
Absorbent: Aqua Ammonia
Electricity (kW): 0.75 to 6
The ThermoSorber™ technology was developed with cost share funding from the National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy.
A 100-Ton ThermoSorber™ being demonstrated at a central California poultry processor, providing hot water for scalding and supplemental cooling.
Read the detailed project write-up from Energy Concepts
Read the Field Study Final Report from Pacific Gas and Electric
300-Ton ThermoSorber™ installed at Wisconsin meat packing plant for refrigeration and hot water
See the release about this installation from Energy Concepts