Patent ID: 6324860
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: F24F,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
A dehumidifying air-conditioning system having a heat pump for forming a vapor compression heat pump cycle, a path for processing air to be cooled by a low temperature heat source of the heat pump after moisture is adsorbed therefrom by a desiccant, and a path for regenerating air which, after being heated by a high temperature heat source of the heat pump, passes through the desiccant that has adsorbed moisture to regenerate the desiccant, the arrangement being such that the processing air and the regenerating air alternately flow through the desiccant, comprising: at least one chilling medium circulation path for cooling the processing air with the low temperature heat source of said heat pump, at least one heating medium circulation path for heating the regenerating air with the high temperature heat source of said heat pump, a first thermal storage device for cooling a chilling medium prior to being cooled by the low temperature heat source of said heat pump, and a second thermal storage device for heating a heating medium prior to being heated by the high temperature heat source of said heat pump, the arrangement being such that said heat pump operates with said first thermal storage device as the low temperature heat source and said second thermal storage device as the high temperature heat source, to store cooling effect in the first and heating effect in the second thermal storage devices.