Patent ID: 8875526

Claim:
A temperature and humidity air treatment system for air directed to an enclosed environment comprising: a heat exchanger having an air inlet for directing warm high humidity air containing water vapor from an enclosed environment into the heat exchanger and an air outlet for directing low humidity air from the heat exchanger back into the enclosed environment, an air mover associated with the heat exchanger operable to move air from the enclosed environment into the heat exchanger, a water vapor remover operable to cool air and condense water vapor from the air in the water vapor remover, an air conditioner positioned between the heat exchanger and water vapor remover operable to cool air flowing from the heat exchanger through the air conditioner and to the water vapor remover, a humidistat operatively connected to the water vapor remover for controlling the operation of the water vapor remover in response to the humidity of the air in the enclosed environment, a first conduit connected to the heat exchanger and air conditioner allowing air to flow from the heat exchanger into the air conditioner, said air in the air conditioner is changed to cooled air and the water vapor in the air is condensed, and a second conduit connected to the water vapor remover allowing the cooled air to flow from the water vapor remover back into the heat exchanger, said cooled air being heated by the air flowing through the heat exchanger thereby heating the low humidity air discharged from the heat exchanger into the enclosed environment.