Marine vessel dehumidification system
AssigneeRiteaire Marine LLC
InventorsTheodore J Reese, Hector A Escardo
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Abstract
A dehumidification system for a marine vessel includes a dehumidifier having a supply and return. The dehumidifier is supported in an interior space of the marine vessel, separated from the outside ambient environment. The supply provides dehumidifier to air through dedicated ducting to one or more locations throughout the vessel. The return includes dedicated ducting that draws air from a return grate located away from any doors on the vessel that are open directly to the outside ambient air. For example, the return grill is positioned in a space below deck. The dehumidification system includes a controller that is positioned near the return grate.
Claims13
A marine vessel comprising
- an interior cabin space which is independent of untreated ambient atmospheric air,
- at least one cabin door that is selectively openable to permit a transfer of the untreated ambient atmospheric air into the interior cabin space and configured to permit an entry and exit of a person into and out of the interior cabin space,
- an air-conditioning system having an air handler, a supply outlet, a return inlet, and a dedicated air conditioning system ductwork between the supply outlet, the return inlet, and the air handler, and
- a dehumidification system comprising a first dehumidification system supply outlet positioned in the interior cabin space,
- a first dehumidification supply duct that is independent of the dedicated air-conditioning system ductwork and having a first end coupled to the first dehumidification system supply outlet,
- a first dehumidification system return inlet positioned in the interior cabin space,
- a first dehumidification return duct that is independent of the dedicated air-conditioning system ductwork and having a first end coupled to the first dehumidification system return inlet, and
- a dehumidifier coupled to a second end of the first dehumidification supply duct and coupled to a second end of the first dehumidification system return duct, wherein the dehumidifier draws air from the interior cabin space through the first dehumidification system return inlet and first dehumidification return duct, removes moisture from the air, and discharges the air having reduced moisture to the first dehumidification supply duct,
- wherein the dehumidification system further comprises a controller including a humidity sensor positioned inside of the cabin adjacent the first dehumidification system return inlet, wherein the controller activates the dehumidifier while the moisture detected by the humidity sensor exceeds a threshold value independently of the operation of the air-conditioning system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.