Dehumidifier and Breather Configured for Operation During Regeneration
OwnerArt Martin, John Pruenteinventors
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Abstract
A dehydrator for dehydrating air supplied to a power related or mechanical device includes a first container configured to hold a desiccant, a first heater arranged with the first container configured to heat the desiccant in the first container, a second container configured to hold a desiccant, and a second heater arranged with the second container configured to heat the desiccant in the second container. The dehydrator further includes a conduit configured to selectively connect one of the first container and the second container to the power related or mechanical device and a controller configured to selectively operate one of the first heater and the second heater.
Claims20
A dehydrator for dehydrating air supplied to a power related or mechanical device comprising:
- a first container configured to hold a desiccant;
- a first heater arranged with the first container configured to heat the desiccant in the first container;
- a second container configured to hold a desiccant;
- a second heater arranged with the second container configured to heat the desiccant in the second container;
- an air inlet configured to guide air to at least one of the first container and the second container;
- a drain configured to allow moisture to drain from at least one of the first container and the second container;
- a port configured to connect to a power elated or mechanical device and provide dehydrated air to the power related or mechanical device and receive air from the power related or mechanical device;
- a conduit configured to selectively connect the port to one of the first container and the second container;
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- a controller configured to selectively operate one of the first heater and the second heater.
A dehydrator for dehydrating air supplied to a power related or mechanical device comprising:
- a first containing means for holding a desiccant;
- a first heating means for heating the desiccant in the first containing means;
- a second containing means for holding a desiccant;
- a second heating means for heating the desiccant in the second containing means;
- an air receiving means for guiding air to at east one of the first containing means and the second containing means;
- a drain means for allowing moisture to drain from at least one of the first containing means and the second containing means;
- a device connecting means for connecting to a power related or mechanical device and providing dehydrated air to the power related or mechanical device and receiving air from the power elated or mechanical device;
- a connecting means for connecting the power related or mechanical device to one of the first containing means and the second containing means;
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- a controlling means for operating one of the first heating means and the second heating means.
A process of regenerating a dehydrator that supplies dehydrated air to a power related or mechanical device comprising:
- holding a desiccant in a first container;
- holding a desiccant in a second container;
- connecting a power related or mechanical device and providing dehydrated air to the power related or mechanical device from the first container;
- heating the desiccant in the second container while the power related or mechanical device is connected to the first container;
- connecting the power related or mechanical device and providing dehydrated air to the power related or mechanical device from the second container;
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- heating the desiccant in the first container while the power related or mechanical device is connected to the second container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.