Microturbine direct fired absorption chiller

Claim 1

A microturbine engine in combination with a direct fired absorption chiller comprising a turbine, a combustor, a compressor and a recuperator, said combustor fluidly connected to said compressor for firing fuel and creating an engine working medium, said turbine being powered by said engine working medium and producing exhaust of said engine working medium, said exhaust being delivered to said recuperator for placing the air discharging from the compressor in indirect heat exchange, and producing recuperator exhaust, said direct fired absorption chiller being fluidly connected to said recuperator exhaust, a bypass valve disposed between the discharge end of said turbine and the discharge end of said recuperator for selectively mixing the turbine exhaust with the recuperator exhaust prior to being delivered to said direct fired absorption chiller, directing all of the turbine exhaust into said recuperator so that only the recuperator exhaust is being delivered to the direct fired absorption chiller, directing all of the turbine exhaust to the direct fired absorption chiller, a controller controlling the bypass valve such that the heat flowing to said direct fired absorption chiller is at a constant predetermined value.