A hybrid vehicle including one or more in-wheel motors, a power electronics supplying power to the one or more in-wheel motors, and a Rankine cycle system is described. The Rankine cycle system includes a pump driving a working fluid, a first three-way valve having an input, a first output, and a second output. The Rankine cycle system also includes, a second three-way valve having a first input, a second input, and an output, an evaporator receiving the working fluid from the output of the second three-way valve and heating the working fluid utilizing heat from an exhaust gas from an engine, an expander receiving the working fluid from the evaporator, and a radiator cooling the working fluid received from the expander.

Extra heat in a closed cycle power generation system, such as a reversible closed Brayton cycle system, may be dissipated between discharge and charge cycles. An extra cooling heat exchanger may be added on the discharge cycle and disposed between a cold side heat exchanger and a compressor inlet. Additionally or alternatively, a cold thermal storage medium passing through the cold side heat exchanger may be allowed to heat up to a higher temperature during the discharge cycle than is needed on input to the charge cycle and the excess heat then dissipated to the atmosphere.

Disclosed is a low-temperature refrigeration device comprising a working circuit that forms a loop and contains a working fluid the working circuit forming a cycle which includes, connected in series: a compression mechanism, a cooling mechanism, an expansion mechanism and a heating mechanism, the device further comprising a refrigeration heat exchanger for extracting heat from at least one member by exchanging heat with the working fluid flowing in the working circuit, the compression mechanism comprising two separate compressors, the mechanism for cooling the working fluid comprising two cooling heat exchangers which are arranged respectively at the outlet of the two compressors and ensure heat exchange between the working fluid and a cooling fluid, each cooling heat exchanger comprising a cooling fluid inlet and a cooling fluid outlet, characterized in that the cooling fluid outlet of one of the two cooling heat exchangers is connected to the cooling fluid inlet of the other cooling heat exchanger.

A heat pump includes an electric motor driven by input electric power, a first compressor mechanically connected to the electric motor and compresses air, a first heat exchanger performing heat exchange between compressed air produced by the first compressor and water, and a first hot water outlet through which the water heated by heat exchange in the first heat exchanger is taken out. Thus, in the air refrigerant heat pump, it is possible to use only air and water to supply heating by applying part of compressed air energy storage technology to the heat pump.

A cooling system includes a heat exchanger through which a refrigerant flows, the heat exchanger having a fluid passing therethrough such that heat is rejected to the fluid, an evaporator, a refrigerant piping split point that receives the refrigerant at a given pressure from the heat exchanger and splits the refrigerant flow into a first circuit and a second circuit, the first circuit having an expansion valve that receives the refrigerant at the given pressure, and the second circuit having a first turbine coupled to a first compressor, wherein the first turbine receives the refrigerant at the given pressure, and a set of valves arranged to direct the refrigerant through the first circuit, the second circuit, or both the first and second circuits based on ambient conditions of the cooling system.

An expander and motor-compressor unit is disclosed. The unit includes a casing and an electric motor arranged in the casing. A compressor is arranged in the casing and drivingly coupled to the electric motor through a central shaft. Furthermore, a turbo-expander is arranged for rotation in the casing and is drivingly coupled to the electric motor and to the compressor through the central shaft.

There is disclosed an energy storage system. In particular, there is disclosed a chemisorption based energy storage system, able to provide electricity, heating or cooling depending on the desired energy output. The energy storage system includes a first chemical reactor containing a first sorbent material and a second chemical reactor containing a second sorbent material. The first and second chemical reactors are in mutual fluid connection such that a refrigerant fluid can flow from the first chemical reactor to the second chemical reactor, and from the second chemical reactor to the first chemical reactor. The first and second chemical reactors are further provided with means for putting heat in to, or taking heat out of, the first and/or the second chemical reactors. A heat exchanger module is also provided. The heat exchanger module is configured to select from a plurality of available heat sources, a heat source having the highest temperature and an expander module selectively connected to the first chemical reactor and the second chemical reactor via the heat exchanger module. The heat source is arranged to heat the refrigerant fluid prior to the refrigerant fluid passing through the expander module, and the heat exchanger is configured to recover a surplus heat from the highest temperature heat source. The expander module is configured to expand the refrigerant fluid. The means for putting heat in to, or taking heat out of, the first and/or the second chemical reactors provides a flow of refrigerant fluid between the expander module and the first and second chemical reactors, and wherein the expander module is operable to expand the refrigerant fluid to provide a variable work output depending on energy storage requirements.

A cascade cold dynamic cycle refrigeration apparatus makes up cold energy with a cryogenic liquid refrigerant by boosting with a dual-stage liquid circulating pump. The temperature of the refrigerant is increased via the cold regenerator before it enters the cold consuming apparatus to provide cold and becomes a gaseous refrigerant. The gaseous refrigerant then flows through the expander to expand and generates work by reducing pressure and temperature. The gaseous refrigerant is condensed and returns to the refrigerant tank via the cold regenerator or/and a throttle valve.

To provide a refrigeration system capable of being installed efficiently in a limited space while ensuring a good reliability, the refrigeration system according to the present invention comprises a refrigeration cycle having: a circulation path (101) in which a refrigerant flows; and at least one compressor (102) for compressing the refrigerant, a heat exchanger (103) for cooling the refrigerant compressed by the compressor, at least one expansion turbine (104) for expanding the refrigerant cooled by the heat exchanger to generate cold heat, and a cooling part (105) for cooling an object to be cooled by the cold heat, which are provided on the circulation path in order, wherein at least either the at least one compressor or the at least one expansion turbine comprises a plurality of compressors or expansion turbines which are arranged in parallel with one another with respect to the circulation path.

A method for generating electricity and cold and a device for realizing same, consists in a closed absorption cycle in which a working body is a mixture of a low-boiling (refrigerant) component and a high-boiling (absorbent) component. The method involves evaporating a strong solution in a steam generator, thus forming a refrigerant vapor and a weak solution, expanding the refrigerant vapor in a turbine, thus producing work, and, after the turbine, absorbing spent vapor in an absorber, forming a strong solution. A distinguishing feature of the method consists in changing the concentration of a strong solution using two stages, including not only evaporation but also filtration. The proposed method and device allow for significantly increasing the efficiency of systems for generating electricity relative to analogous known methods.