Patent ID: 11913672
Assignee: GOODMAN GLOBAL GROUP, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 5:
6. An HVAC system for a climate-controlled space, the HVAC system comprising:
an HVAC refrigeration circuit comprising an HVAC compressor, an HVAC condenser, an HVAC expansion device, and an HVAC evaporator; and
a dehumidification system operable to dry ambient air and comprising a dehumidification refrigeration circuit separate from the HVAC refrigeration circuit, the dehumidification refrigeration circuit comprising:
a dehumidification compressor;
a dehumidification condenser positioned in proximity to the HVAC condenser such that airflow across the HVAC condenser also flows across the dehumidification condenser;
a dehumidification expansion device; and
a dehumidification evaporator spaced apart from the dehumidification condenser such that airflow across the dehumidification evaporator does not flow across the dehumidification condenser;

wherein airflow across the dehumidification evaporator is dried by the dehumidification evaporator and then introduced into the climate-controlled space.