US 7,104,077 B2 · Air conditioning apparatus

Abstract

An air conditioning apparatus is provided with an adsorption element having a humidity adjusting side passageway configured to adsorb and desorb moisture by passage of adsorption air or regeneration air and a cooling side passageway through which cooling air passes so that the adsorption air is cooled by absorption of heat of adsorption generated during the adsorption in the humidity adjusting side passageway. In the air conditioning apparatus, air is humidified or dehumidified in the humidity adjusting side passageway of the adsorption element and is supplied to an indoor space. In order to achieve improvements in the cooling efficiency when cooling adsorption air by the use of cooling air in the cooling side passageway, room air, conditioned air, or mixed air which is a combination of room air and outdoor air is used as cooling air which is forced to flow through the adsorption element.

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An air conditioning apparatus, comprising:

a first adsorption element having a humidity adjusting side passageway configured to adsorb moisture by passage of adsorption air and desorb moisture by passage of regeneration air;
and
a cooling side passageway configured and arranged to receive room air as at least part of cooling air for absorption of heat of adsorption generated during said adsorption in said humidity adjusting side passageway,
said air conditioning apparatus being configured and arranged to supply air having a humidity level which has been adjusted in said humidity adjusting side passageway of said first adsorption element to an indoor space.

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An air conditioning apparatus, comprising:

a first adsorption element having a humidity adjusting side passageway configured to adsorb moisture by passage of adsorption air and desorb moisture by passage of regeneration air;
and
a cooling side passageway configured and arranged to receive conditioned air as at least part of cooling air for absorption of heat of adsorption generated during said adsorption in said humidity adjusting side passageway,
said air conditioning apparatus being configured and arranged to supply air having a humidity level which has been adjusted in said humidity adjusting side passageway of said first adsorption element to an indoor space.

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An air conditioning apparatus, comprising:

a first adsorption element having a humidity adjusting side passageway configured to adsorb moisture by passage of adsorption air and desorb moisture by passage of regeneration air;
and
a cooling side passageway configured and arranged to receive a combination of room air and outdoor air as at least part of cooling air for absorption of heat of adsorption generated during said adsorption in said humidity adjusting side passageway,
said air conditioning apparatus being configured and arranged to supply air having a humidity level which has been adjusted in said humidity adjusting side passageway of said first adsorption element to an indoor space.

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