Integrated thermal energy control system using a heat pump

Claim 1

An integrated thermal energy control system for thermally heating and cooling a plurality of independent cool and hot working units operatively connected within the system, said integrated thermal energy control system comprising: a. a heat pump means for cooling and heating a working fluid; b. said heat pump means having associated therewith a primary fluid circuit means having said working fluid contained therein; c. a first relatively cool heat exchange means operatively associated with said primary circuit means; d. a first temperature control means operatively interconnected between said heat pump means and first heat exchanger means for maintaining a relatively cool temperature within said first heat exchanger means; e. a second relatively hot heat exchanger means operatively associated with said primary circuit means; f. second temperature control means operatively interconnected between said heat pump means and said second heat exchanger means for maintaining a relatively hot temperature within said first heat exchanger means; g. a first secondary cool fluid circuit means operatively associated with said first heat exchanger means independently of said primary fluid circuit for effectively transferring heat from said secondary cool circuit means to said first heat exchanger means such that the fluid within said secondary cool circuit means is cooled during the heat transfer process; h. a plurality of independent cool working unit means operatively connected to said first secondary cool fuid circuit means for transferring heat thereto and being cooled in the process; i. a second secondary hot fluid circuit means operatively associated with second heat exchanger means independently of said primary fluid circuit for receiving heat therefrom and consequently tending to cool said second heat exchanger means in the process; j. a plurality of independent hot working unit means, completely independent of said cool working unit means, operatively connected to said secondary hot fluid circuit means for receiving heat therefrom; k. control means associated with both said first and second secondary circuit means for enabling both said first and second secondary circuit means to function simultaneously and to simultaneously effectuate heat transfer between the two secondary circuits and respective independent cool and hot working unit means of the system, and control means including first secondary pump means and first control means operatively interconnected between at least one of said independent cool working unit means and said first secondary pump means for maintaining the working temperature of each respective cool working unit means at a desired level, said control means further including second secondary pump means and second control means operatively interconnected between at least one of said hot working unit means and said second secondary pump means for maintaining the working temperature of each respective hot working unit means at a desired level.