Air conditioning system

A modular air conditioning system comprising:

• a heat exchanger module having at least one heat exchanger with a refrigerant, wherein the refrigerant comprises water;
• an adsorption module having:
• a first desiccant chamber initially configured to operate in a cooling mode;
• a second desiccant chamber initially configured to operate in a recharging mode, wherein the cooling mode provides for the adsorption of a vapor and the recharging mode provides for the desorption of the vapor;
• a first valve that reconfigures the first desiccant chamber for operation in the recharging mode once the first desiccant chamber adsorbs a certain amount of the vapor;
• and
• a second valve that reconfigures the second desiccant chamber for operation in the cooling mode, wherein the second desiccant chamber is reconfigured contemporaneously with the reconfiguration of the first desiccant chamber so that the cooling process of the fluid to be cooled is maintained, wherein a heat of vaporization of the refrigerant is provided by the fluid to be cooled;
• and
• a condenser module having at least a condenser for cooling and condensing the vapor for use as the refrigerant in the heat exchanger module.

A method for providing cooling of a fluid, comprising:

• operating a first desiccant chamber in cooling mode to adsorb a vapor generated by the expansion of a refrigerant, wherein the refrigerant comprises water;
• operating a second desiccant chamber in a recharging mode by heating the desiccant to desorb the vapor;
• and
• switching the operation of the first desiccant chamber to a recharging mode once the first desiccant chamber has adsorbed a certain amount of the vapor and contemporaneously switching the operation of the second desiccant chamber to a cooling mode so that the cooling of the fluid is maintained, wherein a heat of vaporization of the refrigerant is provided by the fluid to be cooled.