US 10,527,303 B2 · Load follower and load anticipator for a liquid desiccant air conditioning system

Abstract

A liquid desiccant air conditioning system comprises an energy exchange unit comprising a sump and a plurality of media pads positioned above the sump, first, second, and third desiccant outlets fluidly connected to the sump, and at least one retractable gate positioned above the sump, configured to partition the sump into at least first and second compartments, wherein the first compartment is fluidly connected to the first desiccant outlet and the second compartment is fluidly connected to the second desiccant outlet, and wherein effective volumes of the first and second compartments can be modified by opening and closing the at least one retractable gate. A method of controlling desiccant circulation in a liquid desiccant air conditioning system is also described.

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Dependent claims

A liquid desiccant air conditioning system, comprising:

an energy exchange unit comprising a sump and a plurality of media pads positioned above the sump;
first and second desiccant outlets fluidly connected to the sump;
and
at least one retractable gate positioned in the sump, configured to partition the sump into at least first and second compartments when the at least one retractable gate is closed;
and
wherein when the at least one retractable gate is closed, the first compartment is fluidly connected to the first desiccant outlet and the second compartment is fluidly connected to the second desiccant outlet.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/192,974Filed 16 Nov 2018 · us provisional application

Priority

16 Nov 2017

Published

US 2019/0145643 A116 May 2019

Granted

7 Jan 2020

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

F24F 11/0008
Control or safety arrangements: for air-humidification
F24F 3/02
Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or…:…
F24F 3/04
Characterised by the pressure or velocity of the primary air: operating with high pressure or high velocity
F24F 3/06
Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or…:…

Load follower and load anticipator for a liquid desiccant air conditioning system

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Load follower and load anticipator for a liquid desiccant air conditioning system

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Abstract

Claims13