VARIABLE DESICCANT CONTROL ENERGY EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A system for providing conditioned air to at least one enclosed structure, the system comprising:
- at least one conditioning module configured to provide conditioned air to the at least one enclosed structure, the at least one conditioning module comprises a conditioning energy exchanger, wherein the at least one conditioning module is configured to circulate desiccant through a desiccant circuit to condition air passing through the conditioning energy exchanger, wherein the at least one conditioning module is configured to receive at least one of concentrated desiccant or diluted desiccant in order to vary temperature or concentration of the desiccant circulating through the desiccant circuit.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for providing conditioned air to at least one enclosed structure. The system may include at least one conditioning module configured to provide conditioned air to the at least one enclosed structure. The conditioning module(s) may include a conditioning energy exchanger. The conditioning module(s) is configured to circulate desiccant through a desiccant circuit to condition air passing through the conditioning energy exchanger. The conditioning module(s) may be configured to receive at least one of concentrated desiccant or diluted desiccant in order to vary temperature or concentration of the desiccant circulating through the desiccant circuit.
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36 Claims
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1. A system for providing conditioned air to at least one enclosed structure, the system comprising:
at least one conditioning module configured to provide conditioned air to the at least one enclosed structure, the at least one conditioning module comprises a conditioning energy exchanger, wherein the at least one conditioning module is configured to circulate desiccant through a desiccant circuit to condition air passing through the conditioning energy exchanger, wherein the at least one conditioning module is configured to receive at least one of concentrated desiccant or diluted desiccant in order to vary temperature or concentration of the desiccant circulating through the desiccant circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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19. A method of providing conditioned air to at least one enclosed structure, the method comprising:
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monitoring a temperature of air within the at least one enclosed structure; monitoring a humidity level of the air within the at least one enclosed structure; conditioning the air within the at least one enclosed structure with at least one conditioning module, wherein the conditioning operation includes exchanging sensible and latent energy between the air and desiccant that circulates through the at least one conditioning module; controlling the temperature of the desiccant based on the monitoring a temperature operation; and controlling the concentration of the desiccant based on the monitoring a humidity level operation.
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