18924283. DUAL SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM (Schlumberger Technology Corporation)
DUAL SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM
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Schlumberger Technology Corporation
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DUAL SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18924283 titled 'DUAL SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM
Original Abstract Submitted
A thermal system for a facility includes a facility fluid circuit, a ground-source heat pump, and an air-source heat pump. The ground-source heat pump and the air-source heat pump each include a fluid circuit connected to the facility fluid circuit in parallel via a common facility heat exchanger. The ground-source heat pump includes a ground-source heat exchanger for transferring heat between a ground-source working fluid and a downhole fluid of a downhole fluid circuit. The air-source heat pump includes an air-source heat exchanger for transferring heat between an air-source working fluid and an ambient air. Heat can be transferred, at the facility heat exchanger, between the facility fluid and one or more of the ground-source working fluid or the air-source working fluid in order to provide thermal heating, cooling, or both to the facility.