Thermal exchange refrigeration system

Abstract

In one general aspect, the instant application describes a thermal exchange refrigeration system. The thermal exchange refrigeration system includes a first radiator placed inside a refrigerating room and configured to cool a temperature inside the refrigerating room via a coolant; a second radiator connected to the first radiator and exposed to an outside temperature, the second radiator being configured to cool the coolant of the first radiator using the outside temperature; and a temperature sensor placed inside the refrigerating room and configured to sense a temperature inside the refrigerating room.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A thermal exchange refrigeration system comprising:
 a first radiator placed inside a refrigerating room and configured to cool a temperature inside the refrigerating room via a coolant;   a second radiator connected to the first radiator and exposed to an outside temperature, the second radiator being configured to cool the coolant of the first radiator using the outside temperature;   a temperature sensor placed inside the refrigerating room and configured to sense a temperature inside the refrigerating room;   a controller in communication with the first radiator, the second radiator, and the temperature sensor and configured to:
 receive the temperature inside the refrigerating room, 
 determine whether the temperature inside the refrigerating room is above a pre-defined temperature, and 
 upon determining the temperature inside the refrigerating room is above the pre-defined temperature, instruct the first radiator to start cooling the temperature inside the refrigerating room via the coolant, wherein: 
   in response to the instruction from the controller, the first radiator begins circulating the coolant within the refrigerating room to absorb heat within the refrigerating room and transferring heated coolant to the second radiator,   the second radiator is configured to receive the heated coolant and return the heated coolant to a desired temperature using an outside temperature and return the coolant to the first radiator, and   the outside temperature is lower and the temperature inside the refrigerating room.   
     
     
         2 . The thermal exchange refrigerating system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the refrigerating room includes a household refrigerator,   the first radiator is placed inside the household refrigerator, and   the second radiator is placed outside a building in which the household refrigerator is located.   
     
     
         3 . The thermal exchange refrigerating system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the refrigerating room includes a plurality of refrigerating rooms inside a cooling warehouse,   the first radiator is placed inside each of the plurality of the refrigerating rooms inside the cooling warehouse, and   the second radiator is placed outside the cooling warehouse.   
     
     
         4 . The thermal exchange refrigerating system of  claim 1 , wherein the coolant includes an ethylene glycol. 
     
     
         5 . The thermal exchange refrigerating system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a fluid pump configured to circulate the coolant within the first and second radiators in response to instructions from the controller; and   a plurality of tubing configured to connect the first radiator to the second radiator.   
     
     
         6 . The thermal exchange refrigerating system of  claim 5 , wherein:
 a first of the plurality of the tubing is configured to transfer heated coolant from the first radiator to the second radiator for cooling, and   a second of the plurality of the tubing is configured to return cooled coolant from the second radiator to the first radiator.   
     
     
         7 . The thermal exchange refrigerating system of  claim 6 , further comprising a thermal capacitor configured to removably couple to the first radiator and the second radiator, wherein:
 the thermal capacitor is configured to couple to the second radiator during a cold weather and stored a cold coolant, and   the thermal capacitor is configured to couple to the first radiator during a warm weather and use the stored cold coolant to cool the coolant of the first radiator.   
     
     
         8 . The thermal exchange refrigerating system of  claim 7 , wherein the thermal capacitor contains 10 L ethylene glycol. 
     
     
         9 . The thermal exchange refrigerating system of  claim 5 , further comprising an outside frame configured to house and protect the second radiator. 
     
     
         10 . The thermal exchange refrigerating system of  claim 5 , wherein the fluid pump is a compressor. 
     
     
         11 . The thermal exchange refrigerating system of  claim 1 , further comprising a second temperature sensor placed outside of the refrigerating room and configured to measure a temperature outside of a building in which the refrigerating room is placed, wherein:
 the controller is configured to determine whether the temperature outside of the building in which the refrigerating room is placed is below a second threshold, and   upon determining the temperature outside of the building is below the second threshold, instructing the first radiator and the second radiator to cool the refrigerating room.   
     
     
         12 . A method comprising:
 measuring via a first temperature sensor a first temperature outside a refrigerating room;   measuring via a second temperature sensor a second temperature inside the refrigerating room;   sending the first and second temperatures to a controller;   receiving, at the controller, the first and second temperatures;   comparing via the controller the first temperature with a first threshold;   comparing via the controller the second temperature with a second threshold; and   upon determining via the controller that the first temperature is below the first threshold and the second temperature is above the second threshold, activating a first thermal exchange refrigeration system being supplementary to a second thermal exchange refrigeration system, wherein:   activating the first thermal exchange refrigeration system includes instructing a fluid pump to circulate coolant between a first radiator placed inside the refrigerating room and a second radiator placed outside the refrigerating room,   the second radiator is placed outside a building in which the refrigerating room is located and is configured to use the first temperature to cool the coolant circulating in the first radiator inside the refrigerating room.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 absorbing heat inside the refrigerating room via the coolant flowing inside the first radiator using the fluid pump;   desorbing the inside heat absorbed by the coolant by flowing the coolant inside the second radiator outside the refrigerating room using the fluid pump; and   transferring to, and storing in, cooled coolant to a thermal capacitor from the second radiator for use during a warm weather.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 upon determining the second temperature is above the second threshold and the first temperature is above the first threshold, coupling the thermal capacitor to the first radiator and suing the cooled coolant stored in the thermal capacitor to cool the coolant of the first radiator.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the first threshold is 5° C. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising commanding via the controller the fluid pump to stop operating when the difference between the first and second temperatures is less than 2° C. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising: commanding, by the controller, the fluid pump to stop operating when the first temperature is below −25° C. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the coolant is ethylene glycol. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the refrigerating room includes a household freezer-refrigerator. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the refrigerating room includes a cooling warehouse.