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Air conditioning system

US6918263B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateSep 24, 2003
Grant dateJul 19, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B30/56
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is an air conditioning system including a duct having an intake passage through which outdoor air is induced and a discharge passage through which indoor air is discharged, suction and discharging fans respectively installed in the intake and discharge passages, a dehumidifier having a desiccant wheel rotatably mounted on an opening of the partition, a regenerating heater for heating air induced into the dehumidifier, a regenerating heat exchanger provided on the intake and discharge passages in the vicinity of an indoor side with reference to the dehumidifier to heat-exchange air flowing along the intake passage with air flowing along the discharge passage, and a heat pump provided on the duct to heat-exchange outdoor air that has passed through the regenerating heat exchanger and discharging the heat-exchanged air to an indoor space.

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