Patent ID: 6508066
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A47F,F24F

Abstract:
A dual path dehumidification system for dehumidifying air and circulating the air through an interior space defined by an exterior structure of a building, the air including outside air derived from an outside air source and return air from the space, a refrigeration unit being located in said space, the system comprising:a supply inlet communicating with said space for passage of dehumidified air to said space; an outside air path for passage of outside air to the supply inlet, the outside air path communicating between the exterior of the building and the supply inlet, said outside air path being connected to said outside air source; a cooling unit disposed in said outside air path, the cooling unit including an inlet for receiving outside air and an outlet for flow of cooled and dehumidified outside air to said outside air path; and a return air path for passage of air in the space to the supply inlet, the return air path communicating with the refrigeration unit so that the return air passes near the refrigeration unit thereby cooling the return air, the return air path joining the outside air a path at a point between the cooling unit and the supply inlet; a fan operatively connected to the outside air path, the return air path and the supply inlet for circulating the air through the outside air path, the return air path and the supply inlet.