Patent ID: 7395677
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: F24F,F25B

Abstract:
1. An air conditioning system configured to treat a latent heat load and a sensible heat load in a room by performing a vapor compression refrigeration cycle operation, comprising: a plurality of first utilization side refrigerant circuits each having an adsorbent heat exchanger provided with an adsorbent on a surface thereof, and configured for dehumidifying or humidifying air by alternating between an adsorption process in which moisture in air is adsorbed onto the adsorbent by causing the adsorbent heat exchanger to function as an evaporator that evaporates refrigerant and a regeneration process in which moisture is desorbed from the adsorbent by causing the adsorbent heat exchanger to function as a condenser that condenses the refrigerant; a heat source side refrigerant circuit having a compression mechanism and a liquid container connected to an inlet side of the compression mechanism; an exhaust gas connection pipe connected to a discharge side of the compression mechanism and configured to connect the utilization side refrigerant circuits to the heat source side refrigerant circuit; and an inlet gas connection pipe connected to the inlet side of the compression mechanism, the utilization side refrigerant circuits being configured to supply a room with air that passed through the adsorbent heat exchanger.