Patent ID: 9383116
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: F24F

Claim Text:
1. An air conditioning apparatus, comprising: a first hollow casing having an inlet and an outlet; a second hollow casing disposed in the first casing, to partition off the first casing into first and second channels in communication with each other and to provide a closed inner space; a partition wall formed in the second casing, to partition off the second casing into third and fourth channels in communication with each other; a desiccant rotor rotatably provided to cross paths of the first and fourth channels and absorb moisture from air flowing into the first channel; a regeneration unit provided to cross a path of the fourth channel and heat air flowing into the fourth channel to desorb the moisture adsorbed to the desiccant rotor; a sensible heat rotor rotatably provided to cross the paths of the first and fourth channels to cool the air passing through the desiccant rotor by heat exchange with air of the fourth channel; and a heat exchanger provided to cross at least one of a path of the second channel and a path of the third channel to exchange heat between air flowing in the second channel and/or an air flowing into the third channel; wherein the regeneration unit comprises at least one channel to receive heated water from a district heating system for multiple residences.