Climate control device
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsNicholas W. Pinto, Anne M. Dailly, Kuo-huey Chen, Nathan Thompson
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Abstract
A climate control device includes a radiant heater for radiating heat and a porous material attached to the radiant heater. The porous material desorbs a plurality of water molecules, in response to the porous material receiving heat from the radiant heater and raising a temperature of the water molecules in the porous material to a boiling temperature threshold. The porous material adsorbs the water molecules in response to the temperature of the water molecules falling below the boiling temperature threshold.
Claims20
A climate control device comprising:
- a radiant heater for radiating heat;
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- a porous material directly attached to the radiant heater, with the porous material for desorbing a plurality of water molecules in response to the porous material receiving heat from the radiant heater and raising a temperature of the water molecules in the porous material to a boiling temperature threshold and adsorbing the water molecules in response to the temperature of the water molecules falling below the boiling temperature threshold.
A motor vehicle comprising:
- a passenger cabin including a plurality of door surfaces, a plurality of seat covers, a plurality of floors, and a ceiling liner;
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- a climate control device comprising:
- a power source;
- a radiant heater attached to at least one of the doors, the seats, the floors and the ceiling liner within the passenger cabin, with the radiant heater electrically connected to the power source to receive an electric current and radiate heat;
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- a porous material directly attached to the radiant heater, with the porous material for desorbing a plurality of water molecules in response to the porous material receiving heat from the radiant heater and raising a temperature of the water molecules in the porous material to a boiling temperature threshold and adsorbing the water molecules in response to the temperature of the water molecules falling below the boiling temperature threshold.
A method of operating a climate control device for controlling a climate of a passenger cabin of a motor vehicle, the climate control device having a power source, a radiant heater, and a porous material directly attached to the radiant heater, the method comprising:
- supplying, using the power source, an electric current to the radiant heater;
- radiating, using the radiant heater, heat from the radiant heater in response to the radiant heater receiving the electric current from the power source;
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- desorbing, using the porous material, a plurality of water molecules from the porous material in response to the porous material receiving heat from the radiant heater and raising a temperature of the water molecules in the porous material to a boiling temperature threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.