Configurable manifolds for water recovery device

A water recovery device comprising:

• a desiccant stack including a chamber defining an airflow path therein, the stack including a plurality of desiccant trays, each tray including a plurality of openings that direct and define a flow path within the chamber, each desiccant tray further including a desiccant media cartridge and an amount of liquid desiccant placed within the tray and being absorbed by a media material of the media cartridge;
• a condenser communicating with the desiccant stack;
• a heat exchanger communicating with the desiccant stack for providing heat to the desiccant stack;
• wherein the water recovery device is operated in a charge cycle for circulating ambient air through the chamber to remove water vapor by the liquid desiccant and retaining water vapor in the chamber, the device being further operated in an extraction cycle to remove the retained water vapor within the chamber, the condenser providing a cooling source to condense the water vapor and thereby producing an amount of water condensate.

A water recovery system comprising:

• (a) a water recovery device including:
• (1) a desiccant stack including a chamber defining an airflow path therein, the stack including a plurality of desiccant trays, each tray including a plurality of openings that direct and define a flow path within the chamber, each desiccant tray further including a desiccant media cartridge and an amount of liquid desiccant placed within the tray and being absorbed by a media material of the media cartridge;
• (2) a condenser communicating with the desiccant stack;
• (3) a heat exchange communicating with the desiccant stack for providing heat to the desiccant stack;
• wherein the water recovery device is operated in a charge cycle for circulating ambient air through the chamber to remove water vapor by the liquid desiccant and retaining water vapor in the chamber, the device being further operated in an extraction cycle to remove the retained water vapor within the chamber, the condenser providing a cooling source to condense the water vapor and thereby producing an amount of water condensate;
• (b) a controller incorporated in the device for controlling functioning of the device to include the charge cycle and the extraction cycle, the device further including a plurality of sensors as inputs to the controller, and a plurality of valves and fans as outputs of the controller, the valves and fans being located within air transport lines of the device;
• and
• (c) said water recovery device further including a communications node incorporated within a communication system enabling the water recovery device to communicate within the communications system.