Patent ID: 6481222
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: B60H,B64D,F24F,Y02T

Abstract:
A method of improving the efficiency of an air conditioning system for a compartment of a motorized vehicle, comprising:(a) providing a desiccant-based moisture collector; (b) dehumidifying a first air stream by directing the first air stream through the desiccant-based moisture collector, so that the first air stream becomes a dehumidified first air stream; (c) after step (b), pre-cooling the dehumidified first air stream! (d) after step (c), cooling the dehumidified and pre-cooled first air stream with the air conditioning system of the motorized vehicle, whereby less energy is required for the air conditioning system to cool the dehumidified first air stream than would have been required to cool the first air stream prior to dehumidification; and (e) directing the dehumidified and cooled first air stream into the compartment of the motorized vehicle.