Heat pump system dehumidifier with secondary water loop
AssigneeDumont Management, Inc.
InventorsDavid E. Beal, Thomas P. Carson
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AssigneeDumont Management, Inc.
InventorsDavid E. Beal, Thomas P. Carson
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A heat pump system dehumidifies air in an enclosure containing a source of humidity such as a swimming pool. The heat pump system invention transfers rejection heat from the primary refrigerant loop to a secondary water loop. The secondary water loop is coupled in heat exchange relationship to the primary condenser of the primary refrigerant loop for receiving the rejection heat including the latent heat and sensible heat from the refrigerant. The secondary water loop incorporates a circulating water pump and a storage tank and affords a substantially uniform load on the compressor, condenser and refrigerant of the refrigerant loop. The secondary water loop then provides versatility and flexibility in meeting variable load demand such as conditioning the enclosure air, heating water in open receptacles such as pools, dumping heat outside the enclosure, or adding heat to the enclosure. The secondary water loop displaces the variable load requirements from direct impact on the primary refrigerant loop. The invention is applicable for example to pools, natatoria, hot tubs, whirlpool baths, spas, fountains, fish tanks, locker rooms, showers, etc.
A heat pump system for dehumidifying air in an enclosure containing a source of humidity comprising:
A heat pump system for dehumidifying air in an enclosure containing an open receptacle of water and for conditioning receptacle water and enclosure air, said heat pump system comprising:
A heat pump system for dehumidifying pool air and for conditioning pool water and pool air in a pool enclosure, said heat pump system having a primary circulating refrigerant loop including a compressor for pressurizing refrigerant vapor, a primary condenser for removing rejection heat from the refrigerant, an evaporator for adding heat to the refrigerant and cooling pool air for condensing and extracting moisture from the pool air, pool water heat exchanger for adding rejection heat to the pool water, a reheat coil for adding rejection heat to the pool enclosure air, and an excess heat discharge condenser for discharging excess rejection heat outside the pool enclosure, the improvement comprising:
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