Patents by Inventor Luis V. Meléndez-González

Luis V. Meléndez-González has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automation and control of solar air conditioning systems
    Patent number: 6536677
    Abstract: A solar powered air conditioning system includes an absorption machine coupled to three primary loops. A heat loop provides energy to the absorption machine. A cooling tower loop exhausts heat from the absorption machine. A chilled water loop is used to draw heat from a room or building. The heat loop provides energy from a boiler and/or from a number of solar collectors. In one mode of operation, the solar collectors circulate through a storage tank. The flow through the solar collectors is regulated to maximize energy collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: University of Puerto Rico
    Inventors: Luis V. Meléndez-González, Jorge E. González-Cruz, Gerson Beauchamp-Báez
  • Automation and control of solar air conditioning systems
    Publication number: 20020053214
    Abstract: A solar powered air conditioning system includes an absorption machine coupled to three primary loops. A heat loop provides energy to the absorption machine. A cooling tower loop exhausts heat from the absorption machine. A chilled water loop is used to draw heat from a room or building. The heat loop provides energy from a boiler and/or from a number of solar collectors. In one mode of operation, the solar collectors circulate through a storage tank. The flow through the solar collectors is regulated to maximize energy collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Luis V. Melendez-Gonzalez, Jorge E. Gonzalez-Cruz, Gerson Beauchamp-Baez