Desiccant assisted air conditioning apparatus

A desiccant assisted air conditioning apparatus comprising:

• a process air passage flowing process air for dehumidification through a desiccant and for delivery to a conditioning space;
• a regeneration air passage flowing regeneration air for removing moisture from said desiccant,
• an absorption heat pump means providing a cooling source for said process air and a heating source for said regeneration air, said absorption heat pump means having an evaporator, an absorber, a generator, a condenser and fluid passages therebetween forming an absorption refrigeration cycle,
• wherein said absorption heat pump means is provided with a heat exchanger disposed in a refrigerant passage between said condenser and said evaporator for cooling a refrigerant flowing through said refrigerant passage by heat exchange with a heat transfer medium, and
• wherein said heat transfer medium comprises an absorbent fluid exiting said absorber.

A desiccant assisted air conditioning apparatus comprising:

• a process air passage for flowing process air for dehumidification through a desiccant and for delivery to a conditioning space;
• a regeneration air passage for flowing regeneration air for removing moisture from said desiccant;
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• and absorption heat pump means for providing a cooling source for said process air and a heating source for said regeneration air, said absorption heat pump means having an evaporator, an absorber, a generator, a condenser and fluid passages therebetween forming an absorption refrigeration cycle,
• wherein said absorption heat pump means is provided with a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a refrigerant flowing between said condenser and said evaporator and an absorbent liquid exiting said absorber for cooling said refrigerant.