Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
  • B01D—SEPARATION
  • B01D5/00—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation
  • B01D5/0003—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation by using heat-exchange surfaces for indirect contact between gases or vapours and the cooling medium
  • B01D5/0015—Plates
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • Y02W10/00—Technologies for wastewater treatment
  • Y02W10/30—Wastewater or sewage treatment systems using renewable energies
  • Y02W10/37—Wastewater or sewage treatment systems using renewable energies using solar energy

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• dehumidifiers do not subject the condensate to specialized filtration or other processing to make the water suitable and/or better tasting for human consumption.
• the inventive disclosures contained herein include a system designed to extract water moisture from the atmosphere, highly purify and condition the extracted water, and provide optional carbonation of the extracted water for human consumption.
• the highly purified water can also be used to make ice or coffee for human consumption.
• the top of the apparatus has a docking port and speaker system compatible with a MP3 player, an IPod, or an IPhone.
• the docking port may also be compatible with other portable electronic audio devices and smart-phones.
• the compressor [1] is a high-efficiency, variable- speed compressor whose operation, including energizing times and speed, are controlled by a an inverter- controller.
• the high-efficiency, variable- speed compressor (with controller) has characteristics comparable to those of a Panasonic® Model 6TD075XAA41.
• the compressor [1] is the largest electrical load on the system (typically, it represents almost 50% of the energy consumption of the system to generate water from the atmosphere), it is advantageous to minimize its cycling operations as allowed by ambient conditions, such as temperature and humidity.
• the employment of such a controllable, high-efficiency compressor [1] facilitates the use of a solar-energy source such that the machine can be stationed remotely and independent from any external power source.
• the upper water tank [24] has water-level sensor [38]. Whenever the water-level sensor [38] detects that the upper water tank [24] is substantially full, according to a predetermined setpoint, then the water pump [15] is not operated, as this would overfill the upper water tank [24].
• the device can be connected to an external potable water source, which is advantageous for times when either the atmospheric conditions are such that there is low temperature and/or low humidity.
• the external water source can still take advantage of the device's onboard systems for high filtration, sterilization, temperature conditioning, and diffusion with C0 2 gas for the formation of sparkling water.
• release valve [A4] opens (the user will also hear the sound of filling as the gas-diffusion chamber realizes a saturated content of purified water and C0 2 gas), signaling to the user to release lever [A7].
• a user may unscrew the gas-diffusion chamber [Al], position the chamber under outlet valve [31], may dispense potable water into the gas-diffusion chamber [Al], screw the gas-diffusion chamber [Al] back into place, and then depress lever [A7] until signaled to release lever [A7] by a sound at release valve [A4].

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• Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
• Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
• Water Treatment By Sorption (AREA)
• Separation Using Semi-Permeable Membranes (AREA)
• Vaporization, Distillation, Condensation, Sublimation, And Cold Traps (AREA)
• Physical Water Treatments (AREA)

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• 2011
  • 2011-01-04 WO PCT/US2011/020077 patent/WO2012009024A1/en active Application Filing
  • 2011-01-04 EP EP11807190.1A patent/EP2593612A4/de not_active Withdrawn
  • 2011-05-06 CN CN2011101166585A patent/CN102334911A/zh active Pending

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