Energy recovery ventilation unit with a dehumidification system

An energy recovery ventilation unit comprising:

• a housing comprising a plurality of side panels;
• a first panel inlet and a first panel outlet, wherein each of the first panel inlet and the first panel outlet are disposed at one of the plurality of side panels, wherein the first panel inlet is configured to introduce a first airflow into the housing;
• a second panel inlet and a second panel outlet, wherein each of the second panel inlet and the second panel outlet are disposed at one of the plurality of side panels opposite to the first panel inlet and the first panel outlet, wherein the second panel inlet is configured to introduce a second airflow into the housing;
• a first set of dampers disposed downstream of the first panel inlet;
• a second set of dampers disposed downstream of the second panel inlet, wherein each of the first set of dampers and the second set of dampers comprises a core damper and a bypass damper;
• an energy recovery ventilation core disposed within the housing, the energy recovery ventilation core comprising:
• a first side comprising a first inlet operable to receive at least a portion of the first airflow;
• a second side comprising a second inlet operable to receive at least a portion of the second airflow;
• a third side comprising a first outlet operable to discharge the second airflow after heat transfers between the second airflow and the first airflow within the energy recovery ventilation core into the first lower section;
• and
• a fourth side comprising a second outlet operable to discharge the first airflow after heat transfers between the second airflow and the first airflow within the energy recovery ventilation core into the second lower section;
• an evaporation unit disposed within the first lower section of the housing operable to generate a first output airflow;
• a condensing unit disposed within the second lower section of the housing operable to generate a second output airflow;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to both the first set of dampers and the second set of dampers, wherein during a ventilation and dehumidification mode of operation, the controller is configured to:
• actuate the first set of dampers to transition from a closed position to an open position, wherein the first airflow is partitioned into a first portion and a second portion;
• and
• actuate the second set of dampers to transition from the closed position to the open position, wherein the second airflow is partitioned into a first portion and a second portion;
• wherein the first portion of the first airflow flows through the first side of the energy recovery ventilation core, wherein the first portion of the second airflow flows through the second side of the energy recovery ventilation core, wherein the second portion of the first airflow flows into the first lower section, and wherein the second portion of the second airflow flows into the second lower section.