A sorption module may include a housing enclosing a working chamber including a sorption zone and a phase change zone arranged therein. The sorption module may also include a sorption structure, which may be arranged in the sorption zone and coupled in a heat-transmitting manner to a sorption path for guiding a sorption path medium, and a phase change structure, which may be arranged in the phase change zone and coupled in a heat-transmitting manner to a phase change path for guiding a phase change path medium. The sorption module may further include a control device configured to control a fluidic connection through which a working medium may be reversibly displaceable between the sorption zone and the phase change zone. The control device may include an actuator configured to control the fluidic connection depending on an adjustment of the actuator and an actuating drive configured to adjust the actuator.

A sorption module may include a housing enclosing a working chamber including a sorption zone and a phase change zone arranged therein. The sorption module may also include a sorption structure, which may be arranged in the sorption zone and coupled in a heat-transmitting manner to a sorption path for guiding a sorption path medium, and a phase change structure, which may be arranged in the phase change zone and coupled in a heat-transmitting manner to a phase change path for guiding a phase change path medium. The sorption module may further include a control device configured to control a fluidic connection through which a working medium may be reversibly displaceable between the sorption zone and the phase change zone. The control device may include an actuator configured to control the fluidic connection depending on an adjustment of the actuator and an actuating drive configured to adjust the actuator.

An adsorber includes: a closed container in which an adsorption medium is included; an adsorption part that is provided in the closed container and includes an adsorbent, which adsorbs and desorbs the adsorption medium; and an evaporation/condensation part that is provided in the closed container and that exchanges heat between the adsorption medium and a heat exchanging medium, which is supplied from outside of the closed container, to evaporate and condense the adsorption medium. The evaporation/condensation part includes a heat transfer part that transfers heat of the heat exchanging medium to the adsorption medium. The heat transfer part is capable of holding the adsorption medium, an amount of which is capable of being adsorbed by the adsorbent of the adsorption part.

An adsorber includes: a closed container in which an adsorption medium is included; an adsorption part that is provided in the closed container and includes an adsorbent, which adsorbs and desorbs the adsorption medium; and an evaporation/condensation part that is provided in the closed container and that exchanges heat between the adsorption medium and a heat exchanging medium, which is supplied from outside of the closed container, to evaporate and condense the adsorption medium. The evaporation/condensation part includes a heat transfer part that transfers heat of the heat exchanging medium to the adsorption medium. The heat transfer part is capable of holding the adsorption medium, an amount of which is capable of being adsorbed by the adsorbent of the adsorption part.

In one aspect, a refrigeration system is provided. The refrigeration system includes a refrigeration circuit configured to condition an air supply, a subcooling circuit configured to cool the refrigeration circuit, the subcooling circuit including a subcooling condenser, a subcooling heat exchanger, and at least one adsorption bed, and a heat generation system thermally coupled to the subcooling circuit.

In one aspect, a refrigeration system is provided. The refrigeration system includes a refrigeration circuit configured to condition an air supply, a subcooling circuit configured to cool the refrigeration circuit, the subcooling circuit including a subcooling condenser, a subcooling heat exchanger, and at least one adsorption bed, and a heat generation system thermally coupled to the subcooling circuit.

The invention relates to a method for carrying out a heat transfer between alternately working adsorbers (Ad1, Ad2) in an adsorption refrigeration installation comprising an external cooling circuit (Kw) and an external heating circuit (Hw). The method is characterized by a closed heat transfer circuit, connected between the first and the second adsorber, comprising a heat transfer medium (Wm) circulating therein, a heat transfer with the external cooling circuit (Kw) being carried out in the heat transfer circuit via a first heat contact and a heat transfer with the external heating circuit (Hw) being carried out via a second heat contact.

The present invention discloses a closed system for thermochemical storage comprising at least one water condenser and at least two thermochemical modules, wherein a first thermochemical module comprises a first thermochemical material and a second thermochemical module comprises a second thermochemical material, and wherein the at least one water condenser and the thermochemical modules are connected so that water vapour can be exchanged individually between any two selected from the list consisting of the at least one water condenser and the at least two thermochemical modules. A method for desorption in the system according to the invention is also described. In this method, the first thermochemical module is used as a condenser to dry the second thermochemical module.

An air-conditioning system which may be included in a motor vehicle may include a single pair of tube-and-plate heat exchangers arranged within a common vacuum enclosure, the heat exchangers selectively coupled with a heat source, a radiator, and an air-conditioning core. During an adsorbing/evaporating mode, coolant may circulate between a first heat exchanger and the radiator and vapor may evaporate from the surface of non-adsorbent-coated plates of the second heat exchanger and be adsorbed at adsorbent-coated plates of the first heat exchanger while coolant circulates between the second heat exchanger and the core. During a desorbing/condensing mode, coolant may circulate between a heat source and the first heat exchanger to effect desorption of vapor from the adsorbent in the first heat exchanger, while melting PCM in the core exchanges heat with air blown through the core to provide cooling.

An air-conditioning system which may be included in a motor vehicle may include a single pair of tube-and-plate heat exchangers arranged within a common vacuum enclosure, the heat exchangers selectively coupled with a heat source, a radiator, and an air-conditioning core. During an adsorbing/evaporating mode, coolant may circulate between a first heat exchanger and the radiator and vapor may evaporate from the surface of non-adsorbent-coated plates of the second heat exchanger and be adsorbed at adsorbent-coated plates of the first heat exchanger while coolant circulates between the second heat exchanger and the core. During a desorbing/condensing mode, coolant may circulate between a heat source and the first heat exchanger to effect desorption of vapor from the adsorbent in the first heat exchanger, while melting PCM in the core exchanges heat with air blown through the core to provide cooling.