Low energy refrigerator heat source

摘要

A refrigerator is provided that includes a low energy refrigerator heat source. The refrigerator includes a heat source positioned at a source of latent heat. The heat source harvested heat from the source of latent heat and stores said heat in a fluid within that heat reservoir or heat exchanger. The warmed fluid is then supplied via a fluid pathway to an application requiring a heat output. Thus, the heat reservoir provides heat to the application without use of an energy-consuming device, which reduces the energy consumption of the refrigerator.

主权项

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet body of one or more exterior walls separating interior space of the refrigerator from ambient air and a door that provides access to the cabinet body; a heat reservoir positioned on the one or more exterior walls of the cabinet body at a source of latent heat within an indoor environment, the heat reservoir harvesting heat from the indoor environment's source of latent heat; an application having a heat output, the application at a location generally remote from the heat reservoir; a liquid pathway disposed in at least a portion of the one or more exterior cabinet walls between the heat reservoir and the application for supplying the heat output at the application from the heat reservoir; a pump in operable communication with the liquid pathway for moving liquid through the liquid pathway between the heat reservoir and the application.