Heat recovery cooling system

Abstract

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a cooling system including a first absorption chiller and a second absorption chiller. A first condenser refrigerant return is coupled to the first absorption chiller and a second condenser refrigerant return is coupled to the second absorption chiller. A first condenser refrigerant supply is coupled to the first absorption chiller and a second condenser refrigerant supply is coupled to the second absorption chiller. A first cooling assembly is coupled to the first condenser refrigerant return a second cooling assembly is coupled to the second condenser refrigerant return.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A cooling system comprising: 
 a first absorption chiller and a second absorption chiller;    a first condenser refrigerant return coupled to said first absorption chiller;    a second condenser refrigerant return coupled to said second absorption chiller;    a first condenser refrigerant supply coupled to said first absorption chiller;    a second condenser refrigerant supply coupled to said second absorption chiller;    a first cooling assembly coupled to said first condenser refrigerant return; and    a second cooling assembly coupled to said second condenser refrigerant return.    
     
     
         2 . The cooling system of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said first condenser refrigerant return is coupled to said second condenser refrigerant return.  
 
     
     
         3 . The cooling system of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said first condenser refrigerant supply is coupled to said second condenser refrigerant supply.  
 
     
     
         4 . The cooling system of  claim 1  wherein: 
 said first cooling assembly includes a plurality of first cooling towers receiving refrigerant from said first condenser refrigerant return.  
 
     
     
         5 . The cooling system of  claim 4  wherein: 
 said second cooling assembly includes a plurality of second cooling towers receiving refrigerant from said second condenser refrigerant return.  
 
     
     
         6 . The cooling system of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a pump assembly including a plurality of pumps in fluid communication with said first condenser refrigerant supply and said second condenser refrigerant supply.  
 
     
     
         7 . The cooling system of  claim 6  wherein: 
 said pump assembly includes a condenser refrigerant supply header including at least one valve for isolating said first condenser refrigerant supply from said second condenser refrigerant supply at said pump assembly.  
 
     
     
         8 . The cooling system of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a first chilled coolant return coupled to said first absorption chiller;  
 a second chilled coolant return coupled to said second absorption chiller;  
 a first chilled coolant supply coupled to said first absorption chiller; and  
 a second chilled coolant supply coupled to said second absorption chiller.  
 
     
     
         9 . The cooling system of  claim 8  wherein: 
 said first chilled coolant return is coupled to said second chilled coolant return.  
 
     
     
         10 . The cooling system of  claim 8  wherein: 
 said first chilled coolant supply is coupled to said second chilled coolant supply.  
 
     
     
         11 . The cooling system of  claim 8  further comprising: 
 a coolant pump assembly including a plurality of pumps in fluid communication with said first chilled coolant supply and said second chilled coolant supply.  
 
     
     
         12 . The cooling system of  claim 11  wherein: 
 said coolant pump assembly includes a chilled coolant supply header including at least one valve for isolating said first chilled coolant supply from said second chilled coolant supply at said coolant pump assembly.  
 
     
     
         13 . The cooling system of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a first additional chiller and a second additional chiller;  
 said first condenser refrigerant return coupled to said first additional chiller;  
 said second condenser refrigerant return coupled to said second additional chiller;  
 said first condenser refrigerant supply coupled to said first additional chiller; and  
 said second condenser refrigerant supply coupled to said second additional chiller.  
 
     
     
         14 . A cooling system comprising: 
 a first absorption chiller and a second absorption chiller;    a first condenser refrigerant return coupled to said first absorption chiller;    a second condenser refrigerant return coupled to said second absorption chiller and to said first condenser refrigerant return;    a first condenser refrigerant supply coupled to said first absorption chiller;    a second condenser refrigerant supply coupled to said second absorption chiller and to said first condenser refrigerant supply;    a first cooling assembly coupled to said first condenser refrigerant return;    a second cooling assembly coupled to said second condenser refrigerant return;    a first chilled coolant return coupled to said first absorption chiller;    a second chilled coolant return coupled to said second absorption chiller and to said first chilled coolant return;    a first chilled coolant supply coupled to said first absorption chiller; and    a second chilled coolant supply coupled to said second absorption chiller and to said first chilled coolant supply.