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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141379 | Hybrid solar air-conditioning system The hybrid solar air-conditioning system includes an air intake having an air drying system that uses a liquid desiccant to dry ambient air, a desiccant regeneration system that uses a heat exchanger having oil heated by solar energy to remove water from the desicca... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8056354 | Air conditioning system using dehumidifying cooling device An air conditioning system using for a dehumidifying cooling device has developed that comprising a heating source for producing hot water, a heat exchanger for transferring heat from the hot water to circulating water, a circulation pump for circulating the resulti... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8006509 | Humidity control system A humidity control system (10) includes a refrigerant circuit (50) in which an adsorption heat exchanger (51, 52) carrying an adsorbent thereon is connected. During a regeneration action of a humidification operation of the humidity control syst... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997098 | Adsorption heat exchanger with varying adsorbent An adsorption heat exchanger (20) is constituted by a fin-and-tube heat exchanger. In the adsorption heat exchanger (20), a first tube column (41), a second tube column (42) and a third tube column (43) are formed in order from ups... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7984619 | Air conditioning system Heat exchangers of a refrigerant circuit 50 are constructed of a first adsorption heat exchanger 51 and a second adsorption heat exchanger 52, both of which have an adsorbent supported thereon, and are constructed so as to be switched into an ev... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7966841 | Heat and mass exchanger A mass and heat exchanger includes at least one first substrate with a surface for supporting a continuous flow of a liquid thereon that either absorbs, desorbs, evaporates or condenses one or more gaseous species from or to a surrounding gas; and at least one secon... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7905107 | High efficiency dehumidifiers and combine dehumidifying/air-conditioning systems An air-conditioning system for conditioning air by removing heat and moisture from the air and transferring it to the environment, comprising: a dehumidifier (14) that produces dehumidified air and utilizes a liquid desiccant for drying; at least one non-desi... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905108 | Air conditioning apparatus An air conditioning apparatus is provided which includes a plurality of heat exchangers (11, 12, 13) for effecting heat exchange between a heating medium (such as refrigerant, cold and hot water et cetera) and air and which is adapted to separately perform se... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7895856 | Humidity controller In a casing (11) of a humidity controller (10), a first heat exchanger chamber (37) which accommodates a first adsorption heat exchanger (51), and a second heat exchanger chamber (38) which accommodates a second adsorption heat exc... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7886556 | Air conditioning system An air conditioning system includes a plurality of latent heat utilization side refrigerant circuits which are connected in parallel with one another, and a plurality of sensible heat utilization side refrigerant circuits which are connected in parallel with one ano... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7874174 | Humidity control system A humidity control system during humidification operation sequentially repeats a first mode in which a second adsorption heat exchanger (82) serves as an evaporator and the remaining adsorption heat exchangers serve as evaporators, a second mode in which a th... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7775063 | Method and apparatus for harvesting water and latent energy from a gaseous mixture An apparatus harvests latent energy and water by adiabatically decompressing a controlled volume of atmospheric air to lower its pressure and temperature below the saturation point of included water vapor, thus causing the water vapor to change state to nonvaporous ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7757508 | Super energy saver heat pump with dynamic hybrid phase change material A heat pump has a refrigerant loop, a compressor in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop, at least one indoor heat exchanger in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop, and at least one outdoor heat exchanger in fluid communication with the refrigeran... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7685834 | HVAC desiccant wheel system and method An HVAC system includes a desiccant wheel, wherein the wheel's speed varies with airflow, the wheel is energized for at least a set period at startup, and/or a heat recovery system (e.g., an air-to-air heat exchanger) upstream of the wheel enhances the system's abil... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7596961 | Dehumidification element Disclosed is a dehumidification unit which comprises alternate laminations of an adsorption element (1) provided with a plurality of first air ventilation passages (3) and a cooling element (2) provided with a plurality of second air ventilation... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7533538 | Dehumidifier A dehumidifier by which the rate of heat recovery by the heat exchanger for recovering heat can be increased, the power consumption of the heater can be decreased, and by which the amount of dehumidification per a power consumption can be promoted, is disclosed. The... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7484381 | Energy recovery unit An energy recovery unit has an energy recovery wheel located in a plenum. Expelled air from the return duct is delivered to the plenum and after passing through the wheel is expelled by an exhaust fan through a side wall. Makeup air is delivered to the plenum and af... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7458228 | Ventilation system The present invention relates to an apparatus for ventilation systems which include an element for the transfer of heat from warm exhaust air (taken from inside a building) to cooler exterior fresh air which is drawn into the building. The present invention in parti... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7437884 | Air conditioner An object is to provide an air conditioner in which a desiccant air conditioner is combined with a refrigerating device to cool an indoor by a refrigeration cycle including a compressor and the like and in which a drop of energy efficiency is suppressed. An air cond... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7428821 | Dehumidifying system A dehumidifying system is disclosed which comprises a dehumidifying element to extract moisture from the air, a rotor to rotate the dehumidifying element, and a heat pump to cool and heat the air within the dehumidifying system. The dehumidifying unit has at least a... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7410533 | Humidity controller apparatus In a humidity controller apparatus for removing moisture from or adding moisture to process subject air which is to be supplied to an indoor space alternately using a first adsorption element (81) and a second adsorption element (82) by switching distr... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398656 | Absorption refrigerating machine To provide a highly efficient and compact absorption refrigerating machine with water heated from 60 to 70 degrees Celsius as the heat source. In an absorption refrigerating machine including a regenerator G, condenser C, an absorber A, an evaporator E, an auxiliary... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389646 | HVAC desiccant wheel system and method An HVAC system includes a desiccant wheel, wherein the wheel's speed varies with airflow, the wheel is energized for at least a set period at startup, and/or a heat recovery system (e.g., an air-to-air heat exchanger) upstream of the wheel enhances the system's abil... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7373786 | Desiccant dehumidification system A desiccant dehumification system uses an air heater incorporating air feedback from the exhaust and/or the return air fans. The air and gas are mixed in a single step, two step, or continuous modulation mixing valve. An outdoor cooking grill style burner allows a s... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363770 | Air conditioner An air conditioner is disclosed which includes a damper adapted to select a desired path of air humidified by a moisture release portion of a desiccant wheel in accordance with a humidification or dehumidification mode. In accordance with operation of the damper, hu... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360375 | Climate control system with a vapour compression circuit combined with an absorption circuit The system (SC) includes a first, vapour compression circuit (A), including a compressor (1) with its output connected to a condenser (2; 2′) followed by an expansion device (4) and an evaporator (5; 16) having its output connected to t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7343754 | Device for collecting atmospheric water The present invention is directed at a water collection device which condenses water vapour in atmospheric air to water. The device comprises means for drawing the atmospheric air into the device; means for condensing the moisture vapour in the atmospheric air into ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340912 | High efficiency heating, ventilating and air conditioning system A primary air flow path has a pre-cooler and an evaporator. A secondary air flow path includes portions of an air conditioner assembly including a compressor and an condenser. The air conditioner assembly also has lines connecting the compressor and the condenser th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340906 | HVAC desiccant wheel system and method An HVAC system includes a desiccant wheel, wherein the wheel's speed varies with airflow, the wheel is energized for at least a set period at startup, and/or a heat recovery system (e.g., an air-to-air heat exchanger) upstream of the wheel enhances the system's abil... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338548 | Dessicant dehumidifer for drying moist environments An apparatus and method of conditioning humidity and temperature in the process airstream of a desiccant dehumidifier used to dry moisture-laden spaces and structures by replacing moisture-laden air with dehumidified air to increase the rate of water evaporation wit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334632 | Variable volumetric flow heat exchanger for an air-to-air heat recovery system A variable volumetric flow heat exchanger for a building air-to-air heat recovery system that is operable at a high volumetric flow rate and at a low volumetric flow rate. The heat exchanger includes multiple heat exchange banks, including at least one continuous du... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334428 | Cooling system for a rotary screw compressor A compressor system has a compression stage, a coolant circuit and a refrigerant circuit. The compression stage compresses ambient air and generates compressed air and heat. A coolant removes heat from the compression stage and the heat is transferred from the coola... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328590 | Corrosion resistant evaporative coil for refrigeration system An evaporative coil for a condenser assembly in a refrigeration system, the evaporative coil having a portion of its length received in a tubular cladding made of corrosion resistant material, for example, stainless steel. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329308 | Air handling and chemical filtration system and method The present invention relates to systems and methods for controlling humidity and temperature in gases or air streams used in semiconductor processing systems. These systems and methods can be used in combination with systems and methods for contaminant detection an... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326277 | Brake air drying using low pressure desiccant wheel The invention comprises a temperature swing adsorption system for providing dry air to an air brake system. More particularly, there is provided a desiccant wheel upstream of the air compressor to dry air prior to its compression. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309062 | Fixed wet type dehumidification and energy recovery device A dehumidification and energy recovery device includes a casing defining an interior that is divided into two vertically stacked sections, a channel extending vertically between the sections and forming upper and lower openings, absorption devices arranged inside th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308798 | Dehumidification system The present invention relates to dehumidification equipment and more particularly, to a dehumidification system and method for use in hazardous locations. In particular, there is provided a desiccant wheel assembly for use in a dehumidification system. The desiccant... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305838 | Cooling compressor intake air Cooling air provided to a compressor air inlet such that water vapor in the inlet air condenses to lower a moisture content of the air provided to the compressor. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305840 | Electricity generating and air conditioning system with dehumidifier An electricity generating and air conditioning system with a dehumidifier. The system includes an engine, a generator connected to an output shaft of the engine to generate electricity, a dehumidifying agent body to dehumidify indoor air, a regeneration heater to re... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7287385 | Thermal electric with a carbon monoxide filter A system for conditioning a flow of inlet fluid such as air by modifying its temperature and by removing particulate matter and carbon monoxide. The system includes Peltier effect thermal electric coolers sandwiched to form air passages to both cool air for use in a... | 10/30/2007 |
