Atmospheric Water Harvester With High Efficiency, And Methods Of Using Thereof

A water harvesting system for capturing water from surrounding air, comprising:

• an adsorption/desorption unit, comprising:
• at least one structural element,
• wherein at least a portion of each structural element supports at least one water capture material.
• wherein the at least one water capture material adsorbs water from surrounding air when in adsorption mode, and desorbs water in the form of water vapor when in desorption mode;
• at least one condenser, positioned in proximity to the at least one structural element, and configured to condense water vapor into liquid water;
• and
• at least one air-circulating unit, wherein the at least one air-circulating unit is configured to simultaneously (i) draw surrounding air into the at least one module operating in adsorption mode, thereby assisting adsorption of water by the at least one water capture material in the module from the surrounding air, and (ii) circulate air to cool the at least one condenser.

A water harvesting system for capturing water from surrounding air, comprising:

• an adsorption/desorption unit, comprising:
• a plurality of modules arranged in a rotary configuration, wherein each module comprises at least one conductive element,
• wherein at least a portion of each conductive element is coated with at least one water capture material,
• wherein the at least one water capture material adsorbs water from surrounding air when the module is in adsorption mode, and desorbs water in the form of water vapor when the module is in desorption mode;
• a rotating mechanism, wherein the plurality of modules are mounted onto the rotating mechanism, and configured to concurrently switch at least one module from adsorption mode to desorption mode and at least one modole from desorption mode to adsorption mode:
• at least one condenser, positioned in proximity to the at least one module in desorption mode, and configured to condense water vapor into liquid water;
• and
• at least one air-circulating unit, configured to draw surrounding air into each module in adsorption mode and circulate the air in the adsorption/desorption unit, thereby assisting adsorption of water by the at least one water capture material from the surrounding air.