US 11,754,347 B2
Multiple channel heat exchanger
Tony Alley, El Dorado Hills, CA (US)
Filed by Tony Alley, El Dorado Hills, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/509,291.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/069,242, filed on Aug. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0252357 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. F28D 20/02 (2006.01); F24D 11/00 (2022.01); F24D 11/02 (2006.01); F24F 12/00 (2006.01)
CPC F28D 20/021 (2013.01) [F24D 11/001 (2013.01); F24D 11/02 (2013.01); F24F 12/00 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a heat exchanger with two or more channels;
one or more source channels, wherein said one or more source channels are enclosed for containing and channeling a heat-bearing fluid through said heat exchanger;
wherein said one or more source channels are configured as integrated components of complete source circuits, thereby being operable for conveying said heat-bearing fluid to and from heat and cold sources and to and from said heat exchanger;
one or more load channels, wherein said one or more load channels are enclosed for containing and channeling a said heat-bearing fluid through said heat exchanger;
wherein said one or more load channels are configured as components of complete load circuits, thereby being operable for conveying said heat-bearing fluid from either source and load channels;
wherein said conveyed fluid is configured to flow heat or cold to and from said heat exchanger;
an integral thermal storage that is configured to be operably used as a sensible heat storage, latent heat storage, or a combination of sensible heat storage and latent heat storage; and
wherein said one or more source channels, said one or more load channels, and said thermal storage are configured to be in intimate thermal communication with one another for the purpose of exchanging heat in all flow-directions.