TW559651B - Apparatus for conditioning air - Google Patents

Abstract

A dehumidification method comprising: providing a liquid desiccant at a first location; removing moisture from the liquid desiccant at the first location to a first source of air; providing liquid desiccant at a second location, said liquid desiccant at said second location being in fluid communication with the liquid desiccant at the first location; absorbing moisture by the liquid desiccant at the second location from a second source of air; and transferring moisture from the first location to the second location substantially only by diffusion and gravity.

Description

559651 (o, brief description of the technical field, prior art, content, embodiments, and drawings of the invention description δ,%, and theta) The technical field to which the invention belongs The present invention relates to the use of -1 liquid desiccant Air Conditioning System. Prior art Regardless of whether or not the purpose is known: The heat pump of the eye, the liquid desiccant system package of the liquid desiccant in the dehumidification system — contact — and the air to be dehumidified contains _ A & $ & wound liquid desiccant, and dehumidifier The system is another | wherein the external hollow body desiccant. In: Pore contact has a relatively high level of liquid absorption. In the Li remove, and the liquid is dried in the empty Weng Zhuang section, the water is hydrated by the water-rich liquid desiccant in the siuye 丨…. The device is usually provided to at least transfer water to the external health section. In most spring festivals, the dehumidification section is transmitted to the first technique provided by Zaipu. This transmission is provided by i, 丨, ^ Xitu, and the pump will be> Jiujing by at least one pump a- Seize the field water desiccant desiccant pass from the dehumidification section _ $ $ &# 通 ㊉, the liquid dries the fine female π Fu wheel to the regeneration section. At the same time, Zhao is also transferred from the regeneration section to the dehumidification section of the Moisture Desiccant, except for the moisture desiccant, which is stored in the dehumidification section to store * required because it is lost in the stabilization. This is usually fixed. ^ In t, the concentration and quantity of the desiccant on both sides are pCT patent application WO00 / 55546, and once, the dehumidifier / air conditioner joint application and standard method are incorporated! The two cases in this case ... with qi, in this article, the two describe different modifications of the formula — or $ _ β β. The various improvements to the regeneration section nf Relipu are used to transfer heat from m and send some Example +: The air-conditioned air is cooled and dehumidified. In-additional radiators for heating Raipu (additional to those appearing in regeneration-6- (2) (2) 559651 and dehumidification) are provided to remove extra heat from the heat pump coolant . This radiator can be placed between the outside air and the regeneration section, so as to preheat this air with additional heat dissipation. This pre-heating method improves system efficiency. Alternatively or additionally, an additional radiator can be arranged at the outlet of the dehumidification section to heat the air-conditioned air. Thus, in this system, the air-conditioned air is heated and dehumidified. In some described embodiments, the device is provided for switching the system between a cooling / dehumidifying function and a heating / dehumidifying function. Furthermore, in some embodiments, a device is provided to convert the system into a heating / dehumidifying system. In some of the embodiments disclosed in these applications, each dehumidification and regeneration section is provided with a storage tank, whereby the liquid desiccant is used in a separate dehumidification or regeneration process. After the process, the desiccant is returned to the same separate storage tank. In some disclosed embodiments, a small hole (or several holes) is connected to two storage tanks. In these embodiments, the through hole is designed so that only water passes from the dehumidifier storage tank to the regenerator storage tank. In the steady state, there is no net transport of desiccant ions between the storage tanks through the holes. Furthermore, such systems can be created such that liquid transfer is only through the through holes and no pump is used to transfer liquid between storage tanks. Usually ' In the prior art, a pump was used to send liquid from a storage tank to a higher position, whereupon the liquid was dripped or sprayed into a regeneration or dehumidification chamber. Fans are generally used to introduce air into the dehumidification and regeneration chamber. Some of the characteristics of the aforementioned WO 00/55546 and concurrent applications have been previously disclosed in WO 99/26025, WO 99/26026 and their corresponding U.S. Patent Application Nos. 09 / 554,397 and 09 / 554,398. 559651 for all these applications

(3) The disclosure is incorporated herein by reference. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As indicated above, prior art systems include a pump that draws liquid from a storage tank to a regeneration or dehumidification chamber. According to a feature of some embodiments of the present invention, a pumpless transmission is provided. According to a feature of the present invention, the transmission of water from the area where it is removed from the air to be dehumidified to the area where it is transferred to the surrounding (external) air is generally achieved only by diffusion and gravity. In one embodiment of the present invention, excessive water is transferred to a first storage tank from a position (dehumidification section) where the water is removed under the influence of a concentration gradient by diffusion. In this case, the desiccant concentration is higher than the desiccant concentration at that position. The concentration difference is caused by the absorption of water from the air to be conditioned. The water is then transferred to a second storage tank in the regenerator, for example via a hole, which is designed so that there is only one net flow of water ions and no net flow of desiccant ions. The increased volume of liquid in the first storage tank allows a low concentration of desiccant to flow from the first storage tank to the second storage tank. However, because the concentration of desiccant in the second storage tank is higher than that in the first storage tank, there is a reverse flow of desiccant ions to provide a zero net flow of desiccant ions. The second storage tank is heated to increase the evaporation of water, and the heated liquid is further concentrated in a second position where the water is transferred to the "outside" air. This concentration causes further diffusion of water from the second storage tank to the second location. As shown above, the liquid desiccant can be maintained at the first level by a capillary system.

(4) and the second position, the capillary system is simultaneously filled with medium for transferring water from the low-concentration liquid desiccant area to the high-concentration liquid desiccant area (between these locations and these storage tanks). According to a feature of the present invention, capillary action is used to extract a liquid desiccant from a storage tank to an area where it contacts the air used in the dehumidification / regeneration process. Capillary materials also allow water to be transferred in an upward or downward direction by diffusion to reflect the gradient of liquid desiccant concentration. In some embodiments, the capillary action is provided by a sheet material through which air to be dehumidified or ambient air is passed. In other embodiments, air flows along the surface of the material. In some embodiments of the invention, the capillary material is mounted on a heat-conducting structure to efficiently transfer heat between the storage tank and the liquid desiccant in the capillary material. In some embodiments of the invention, a heat pump is used to transfer heat from the dehumidification section to the regeneration section. In particular, the heat pump may have its respective heat exchanger in the storage tank of these two stages. In other embodiments of the present invention, no heat pump is required, and the liquid system in the regenerator storage tank is heated by an external heat source. Although this is less efficient than using a heat pump, in some embodiments, such as cooling zones, there is no objection to heating the entire air. This reduced efficiency is acceptable and gives this system a lower cost. In some cases, heat for regeneration is available without additional cost due to waste heat from various sources, which will result in high complete efficiency. In some embodiments of the invention, the heated dry air is cooled by heat exchange with the surrounding air to provide a temperature slightly higher than the surrounding air, but 559651

(5) Quite low humidity air. If the air is cooled by evaporation, as is known in the art, the temperature of the air can be reduced below the ambient air temperature, optionally at a lower temperature. Although the cooling technology based on dehumidification, heat exchange, and evaporative cooling is a well-known technique, which can be used for waste heat, it is particularly attractive when using the system according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, because this system will give π free of charge '' Cooling because no pumps are needed and only fans are needed to transfer air. The only major energy source is the waste heat used to power the system.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a through-hole method for transmitting water between storage tanks, as described in the above-mentioned publications and applications, will be used. In these systems, pumping of desiccant liquid is not required. Because many desiccant liquids are corrosive, this is an important advantage.

It must be understood that the use of capillary action in the regeneration and / or dehumidification section, rather than being lifted by the pump, can be applied to dehumidification systems for almost any liquid desiccant, not just the systems described in the related art above. Therefore, a water transmission element of an air conditioning system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is provided, which includes: a storage tank containing a liquid desiccant; a housing defining a chamber and having an air inlet and an air outlet; and a capillary tube The structure includes a capillary material which is immersed in a liquid desiccant or component between the storage tank and the chamber so that the air entering the room through the inlet contacts the liquid desiccant from the storage tank and is transferred to the chamber before leaving the chamber. In one embodiment of the present invention, the capillary material includes at least one sheet of the capillary material, the material has one end in a liquid desiccant in the storage tank, and at least a portion of the capillary material is in the chamber. -10- 559651 选择性 Optionally, the capillary structure includes a liquid desiccant in a heat sink and a guide structure in the chamber, which contacts the storage guide material to block air. Choose the materials of the wool ,, and field. Optionally, heat transfer is of the genus. Optionally, the heat-conducting structure contains a heat-conducting gold. Optionally, the heat-conducting structure is shaped. Optionally, the conduction & holes are performed so that the through-hole air can pass through ... the structure of the structure contains a thermally conductive metal. In one embodiment of the present invention, air is guided extensively along the surface of the capillary tube so that the &辔 4 h ♦

The air passing through the chamber, s A is slowly changed to ground, and the capillary structure guides the two lice through the capillary material. In one aspect of the present invention, there is no liquid desiccant for Kuriura used to transfer storage fluids. The storage tank of the optional pendulum 4 and its or its components are transmitted only by the capillary ^ 1 shape yttrium lutetium tincture rhenium, tin, titanium, or diffusion. Further provided is an air-conditioning system according to the present invention, which includes a dehumidification section and a different seat @ si a. Also, one of them includes a water damage transmission element according to the present invention, as described above. definition. Optionally, thirst quenching and renewed

..., one of Ransom contains a water transmission element according to the present invention, as defined in the text. In an embodiment of the present invention, the liquid desiccant storage tank in the dehumidification and regeneration section is connected by at least one through hole, and the size of the through hole is such that in a stable state, no net amount of the desiccant ion is transmitted between the storage tanks. . Optionally, the liquid desiccant or its components between the storage tanks are transferred only through the at least one through hole. Optionally, no pump is used to transfer the liquid desiccant between the dehumidification and regeneration sections. Optionally, the liquid desiccant or its components are transported only by diffusion or gravity supply -11-559651 ⑺. Optionally, the system includes a heater that heats the liquid desiccant in the regenerator. Optionally, the system includes a liquid heat pump that transfers heat from the liquid desiccant in the dehumidification section to the liquid desiccant in the regeneration section, and the heater includes a heat pumped condenser. It further provides an air conditioning method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes:

Providing a liquid desiccant in a first position; removing water from the liquid desiccant in the first position to a first air source; providing a liquid desiccant in a second position and drying the liquid in the second position The agent system circulates with the liquid desiccant in the first position; the liquid desiccant in the second position absorbs water from a second air source; and transmits water from the first position to Second position.

Optionally, the method includes heating the liquid desiccant in the first position. Optionally, the first position is located in a regenerator for a liquid desiccant, and the second position is located in a dehumidifier, and includes heat from the dehumidifier to the regenerator via a heat pump transmission. Embodiment Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of an exemplary dehumidifier 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As mentioned above, a capillary use according to a feature of the present invention can be applied to a dehumidification system for almost any liquid. For simplicity, a simple dehumidifier system is used to illustrate this feature of the invention. However, as shown above -12- 559651 ⑻, the principles described here can be applied to a variety of different liquid desiccant, dehumidifier systems. The dehumidifier 10 includes a dehumidification section 12 and a regeneration section 14.

The dehumidification section 12 includes a storage tank 18 containing a liquid desiccant 20. This desiccant may include water and desiccant salts, or may include other conventional liquid desiccants. The dehumidifying section 12 includes a casing 13 formed with an inlet 22 for introducing air to be dehumidified, and an outlet 24 for dehumidified air. Generally, air is driven into the opening by a fan. For convenience of illustration, the inlet 22 is shown at the bottom of the housing and the outlet 24 is shown at the top. Usually, however, because the flow is from side to side, the inlet and outlet can be in the middle of the side wall of the enclosure.

A capillary-supplying dehumidification structure 26 is held in the casing 13. In the illustrated embodiment, a series of capillary material sheets 28 are connected to a barrier 30. The lower end of the sheet 28 is located in the liquid desiccant 20, so that the liquid desiccant is transferred upward by the capillary action to the sheet 28 and wets it. It must be understood that the sheet 28 forms a partial barrier to flow between the inlet 22 and the outlet 24 so that air entering the inlet 22 passes through the sheet and interacts with the liquid desiccant contained therein. A device, such as a weight or a bracket, may be provided at the bottom of the sheet 28 to prevent it from moving under the influence of the air passing therethrough. The regeneration section 14 is constructed in the same manner as the dehumidification section 12. For ease of reference, the same components have a prime number, which corresponds to the reference number used to describe the corresponding component in the dehumidification section 1 2. The regeneration section 14 thus comprises a storage tank 18 ', which contains a liquid desiccant 20'. Except that the concentration and temperature of the desiccant are different, this desiccant has the same base as the desiccant 20 in the storage tank 18 -13- (9) 559651 «1β This type. The regeneration section 14 includes a casing 13, which forms an inlet 22, for introducing ambient air, thereby taking away water from Dan's origin. After the surrounding air is moist, the air is usually taken from the outlet W for dehumidifying air, and the air is driven into the opening by a fan. A capillary-supplying dehumidification structure 26 is secured to the inside of the casing 13 in one mouth. In the illustrated embodiment, a series of thin capillary materials are connected to a barrier 30 '. The lower end of the sheet 28 is located in the liquid desiccant 20, ..., U, so that the liquid desiccant is transferred upward to the sheet 28 by capillary action, and is wetted. It must be understood that the sheet 28 forms a part of a barrier to flow between the inlet 22 and the outlet a #, so that the air entering the inlet 22 'passes through the thin [and interacts with the liquid desiccant contained therein. A device, such as a weight or a bracket, can be provided on the bottom of the sheet 28, to prevent it from moving under the influence of the air between the heart and the heart. A barrier 32 is formed with a through hole 34. Among them, the and 18 '. As stated by the applicants in the above-cited announcements and applications for the barrier storage tank 18, if there is no dry flow. The pores are appropriately selected and the net flow of the desiccant ions in the steady state. Only water ions are stored in storage tanks 18 and 18

In operation, a concentration difference is formed between the liquid desiccant 20 and 20. As a result, the higher concentration of the desiccant 20 in the 'dehumidification section 12' is absorbed from the air being air-conditioned :: part 'and the surrounding air is taken from the desiccant 20, and the moisture 1 is removed to provide the required amount. : Degree difference 'a heater, shown schematically at 36, heating the liquid desiccant 20, and the hot liquid desiccant. When it comes into contact with the air flowing through the sheet 28, the water and heat will be injured. A concentration difference followed by the liquid formed in the sheet -14- 559651

(ίο) Desiccant and liquid desiccant in storage tank 18. This concentration difference results in a net flow of water ions from the storage tank to the flakes. The liquid in the flakes is simultaneously cooled by evaporation of water. This water flow leads to an increase in the storage tank, a medium concentration, and a decrease in the dry dose. The drop of the liquid desiccant liquid level produces a height which is equivalent to the flow of the liquid desiccant 2 through-hole 34 from the storage tank 18 to the storage tank 1.8. The fluid includes water and desiccant ions. Therefore, the high concentration of desiccant ions in the storage tank 18 makes [

The desiccant diffuses from the storage tank 18 'to the storage tank 18. The net effect at steady state is that there is no net flow of desiccant ions between the two storage tanks. In addition, the aging concentration in the stable state storage tank 18 is lower than that in the storage tank 18. The liquid dry fasting is performed in the same way as the sheet 28 and is sucked up, and the capillary tube is sucked up through the sheet 28. However, because the temperature of the liquid desiccant in the storage tank 18 is lower than the storage sample ^ t 〇 ^ price 18, the desiccant in the dehumidification section 12 absorbs water from the air-conditioned air. Liquid and heated air). Storage tank in steady state. The desiccant is heated at the same time in the dehumidification process (in which a clean water flows down through the sheet to

Briefly,, reached a steady state, and the water was absorbed into the desiccant in the thin sheet 28 in Harpan fear i 1 ^ 2 from the '' chamber (r ο 0 m) ''. With the diffusion side 3 and certain ranges, using gravity), this water is transferred to the lower sheet from the storage tank 18, and the water is again transferred to Chu Shaocheng ^ ^ storage tank 18 using gravity and diffusion in some areas. From the storage tank 18, the water is transferred to the top soil ^ ± '8' (by diffusion method). Moisture is removed from the external liquid desiccant. In one example of the present invention, but not limited to the actual target example, the sheet 2 8 -15- 559651

(ii) The concentration of the desiccant (for example) is 20% • The concentration in storage tank 丨 8 is (for example) 25%; the concentration in storage tank 18, is 30% and the concentration in sheet 28, is 35% 〇Because the thin sheet of capillary material may not conduct heat well, and the heat carrier of water is not enough to provide desiccant in the sheet at the required temperature, it may be desirable to increase the heat transfer between the liquid storage desiccant in each storage tank and the sheet. One way is to provide a through-hole metal bracket where the sheet is connected. This bracket provides both thermal and physical support for the sheet. To improve conductivity, the lower part of the sheet must also be located in the desiccant liquid in the storage tank. Alternatively, use a large number of threaded capillaries supported by a long wire ®. Further alternatively, the structure described below with reference to Fig. 3 is used. Fig. 2 shows an alternative dehumidification system 10 'according to another embodiment of the present invention. The dehumidifier system 10 'differs from the dehumidifier 10 of Fig. 1 in that the dehumidifier system 10' includes a thermal pump substantially denoted by reference numerals 6 and 6. Except for the effect of Reryu, as described below (and described in the above-mentioned announcement and application), the operation of the dehumidification section 12 and the regeneration section 14 in the dehumidifier 10 'corresponds to the dehumidifier 10 (Figure 1). The operation of the segment. The heat pump 16 includes a compressor 387, a condenser 4q located in the liquid desiccant 20 'in the storage tank 18', an evaporator 42 located in the liquid desiccant 20 in the storage tank 18, and a condenser Expansion valve 44 between the evaporator and the evaporator. By transferring heat from the desiccant 20 to the dry% 20, the heat pump provides two effects, in other words, removing the heat generated by the process of removal, β ′, sand aging, and desiccant 2 ′ An additional heat exchanger 46 (-the second condenser) is preferably provided to facilitate the removal of water, and the cooling of the self-heating pump 16 after the heat of the condenser 40 is removed Removed from the agent, -16- (12) 559651

^ Optionally, the air entering the inlet 22, is also heated by the heat exchanger ^ # from the compressor 38. As explained, this system dehumidifies and cools the air-conditioned air. Alternatively, an additional heat exchanger can be arranged at the outlet 24 to heat the air-conditioned air. This system dehumidifies and heats the air-conditioned air. Alternatively or additionally, a second evaporator (in the same way as the second condenser 46 used in the stone type) is arranged at the air outlet of the regenerator to condense the water, so that the hot and humid air can collect the exhaust Alternatively it will not be released. This method can be used as a desalination method to remove water from the air. The dehumidification system includes two additional heat exchangers and a switch-to-roll configuration for switching between them to provide heated or cooled dehumidified air-conditioning units. This embodiment corresponds to the co-filed PCT application cited above in Figure 4C Example of sound JX ^. It shows how the invention can be applied to different types of dehumidification systems. The liquid desiccant on Richtek is cooled by a regeneration method (in other words, its moisture is known as a cooling liquid desiccant), and it is dried by a dehumidification method (condensation of water, Mikili mouth ,, mouth, and dryness). Heating). Heating and cooling are counteracted by the heat pump 16 and (with regard to heating) by the heater 36 (Figure 1). However, for maximum efficiency, the condenser / evaporator / heating element The thermal impedance must be reduced as much as possible ^ l 1 ^ Seven, the shed show ^ 50 when the structure is viewed from the top down, ^ the knowledge, cross-sectional view. Capillary silk

Number of thermal conduction (for example, gold U ° at least on one side of two ~ _ W binding cover, which can be cotton fiber, felt, metal) plate 52, selectively wrinkle-shaped, and selectively bell y _ 片 一一The side is covered with a capillary tube of cotton fiber, felt, 々 ^, VT'〇 material or any

559651 Use material that takes away liquid desiccant. The plates 52 are selectively spaced slightly by a space%. The lower end of the metal plate is selectively connected to the respective condensers / evaporators / heating elements (Figs. 1 and 2) to conduct heat between the desiccant and the elements carried by the capillary material. At the upper end, the space between the plates is covered (such as by 卩 早 shield 3 0 by Figures 1 and 2) and the capillary system 50 is guided so that the corpse air must follow the creases in space 56, as shown by arrow 58 Shown to transmit. Corrugations (or other equivalent structures) are provided to increase the air path and its surface

Contact with desiccant. However, the 'plate 52 may be flat. The gap between the plates can be determined based on the calculation of air resistance and dehumidification, or an optimal value can be determined experimentally. Alternatively, the plate 52 may form a through hole and be covered with a capillary material so that air passes through the through hole. In this embodiment, the 'plate is oriented the same as in the figure 2 = sheet 28, and they seek air through the through hole. Other structures and structures that support capillary materials and capillary structural materials with 卩 will be known to those skilled in the art. Seven stent material selection, ▼, 丨 --- ^ called -θ π One heavy genus; FT Kedan into ’, which will provide good heat transfer to the capillary by the heat exchanger in the liquid

, Both; the liquid on the bucket and even the air. + The same material can get different display, ", and ratio. This single 70 can replace the air conditioner in some cases, in these cases t ^ spoon heat can be removed by liquid and bracket. This unit can be used for desalination, thermal energy Provided by the sun or any other free heating source and cooled by outside air. Figure 4 shows: system 60 (shown in block diagram form), and Figure 5 shows an air conditioner based on the dehumidifier 10 of Figure 1 and / Or flow chart of the dehumidification system. The surrounding air enters the dehumidifier 1G and becomes a dehumidification heating space -18- 559651 (14)

Leave when angry (102). The leaving air is selectively heated to high temperatures to increase system efficiency and reduce the number of times the air must be treated. The heated dehumidified air is then cooled (103) by the heat transfer between the heat exchanger 62 and the outside air, thereby providing cooler dehumidified air. The cooled dehumidified air is not as cold as the air-conditioned air, but depending on the structure of the heat exchanger, it can reasonably approach the temperature of the external air used in the regenerator. In particular, if heat is exchanged between the heated dehumidified air and the air entering the regenerator, the heat required by the heater 36 (Fig. 1) can be reduced. Alternatively or additionally, thermal energy is transferred from the heated dehumidified air to water in the heat exchanger. The cooler dehumidified air is then evaporatively cooled (104) (for example, as is known in the art, it is contacted with water in an evaporative cooler 64), so that the air has lower air than the dehumidifier air in the first position Enthalpy. This low enthalpy value can represent itself when it is dehumidified using only cooling air or both cooling and dehumidifying air.

Although a single cycle is shown in Figure 4, the cycle can be repeated (105) (using all or part of the conditioned air) to provide the required temperature / humidity. Finally, the conditioned air leaves (106) the system. It must be noted that if waste heat is available (e.g. in an industrial facility), this thermal energy is used to heat the desiccant 20 'in the storage tank 18'. In this way, the heating / dehumidifying system will be relatively inexpensive except for the fan to deliver air. The invention has been described in particular non-limiting examples. However, other combinations of air conditioners and dehumidifiers according to the present invention, as defined by the scope of the patent application, will be known to those skilled in the art. For example, the principles defined herein can be applied to the types of dehumidifiers in the publications and applications cited above, as well as many other conventional art dehumidification systems. In addition, although many characteristics are shown in the demonstration -19- 559651 (15)

t In the embodiments, some of these characteristics are desirable, but not necessary. In particular, although the embodiment shown in the above disclosure has a capillary action device for transferring the liquid desiccant of the two storage tanks to the respective dehumidification and regeneration chambers, for one of the storage tanks, as known in the art, the present invention A pump system may be included to pump the desiccant into the room. As used in the scope of patent application, the name π includes ", π includes' 'or' 'has' or its variations mean' 'includes but is not limited". Brief Description of the Drawings Exemplary non-limiting embodiments of the present invention are described in the following description, and read with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same or similar structures, elements or their components appearing in more than one drawing are marked with the same or similar reference numbers in the drawings in which they appear. The size and characteristics of the components shown in the drawings are mainly selected for the convenience of clear representation and not to scale. The related diagrams are as follows: FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a dehumidification system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of a conversion dehumidification system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; Embodiments of the invention Figs. 1 and 2 are schematic representations of the capillary system used in the embodiment; Fig. 4 is a schematic representation of the cooling system used in the embodiment of Fig. 1 according to the embodiment of the invention; Flow chart of the operation of the cooling system in one of the embodiments of the invention. Explanation of the symbols of the components. -20- 559651 (16) 10, 10, dehumidifier 12, dehumidification section 13, 13, housing 14, regeneration section 18, 18, storage tank 20, 20, Liquid desiccant 22, 22, inlet 24, 24, outlet 26, 26, dehumidification structure 28, 28, sheet 30, 30, 32 block 34 through hole 36 heater 38 compressor 40 condenser 42 evaporator 42 expansion valve 46 , 62 Heat exchanger 50 Capillary system 52 Plate 54 Capillary material 56 Space 64 Evaporative cooler 200 Flow chart mm _ -21-

Claims (1)

559651 Patent application scope 1. A water transmission element for an air-conditioning system, comprising: a storage tank containing a liquid desiccant; a housing defining a chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet, the chamber system Located approximately above the storage tank; and A capillary structure containing a capillary material that takes away the liquid desiccant or its components between the storage tank and the chamber by capillary action, so that the air entering the room from the inlet contacts the liquid transferred from the storage tank to the room before leaving the room The desiccant, wherein the liquid desiccant or its components in the storage tank and between the chambers is transferred only by a capillary or diffusion method. 2. The element according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the capillary material comprises at least one sheet of the capillary material, which has one end in a liquid desiccant in a storage tank, and at least a part of the capillary material is located in the chamber. 3. The element according to item 1 of the patent application, wherein the capillary structure contains A heat-conducting structure that contacts the liquid desiccant in the storage tank and the capillary material in the chamber. 4. The element as claimed in claim 3, wherein the heat-conducting material blocks air. 5. The component according to item 4 of the patent application, wherein the heat-conducting structure comprises a heat-conducting metal. 6. The element according to claim 3, wherein the heat-conducting structure is formed with a through-hole so that air can pass through the through-hole. 7. The element according to item 6 of the patent application, wherein the heat-conducting structure comprises 559651 a heat-conducting metal. 8. The element as claimed in claim 1-wherein the capillary structure is guided so that air passing through the chamber passes along the surface of the capillary material. 9. The element as claimed in claim 1, wherein the capillary structure is guided so that air passing through the room passes through the capillary material. 10. As for the element in the scope of patent application item 1, there is no pump for transferring the liquid desiccant between the storage tank and the chamber. 11. The element according to claim 1 in which the capillary structure is fixed. 12. An air-conditioning system, comprising: a dehumidification section and a regeneration section, at least one of which includes a water transmission element according to any of claims 1 to 11 of the scope of patent application. 13. An air-conditioning system comprising: a dehumidification section and a regeneration section, wherein both the dehumidification and regeneration section include a water transmission element according to any one of claims 1-11. 14. As in the system of claim 12, the liquid desiccant storage tank in the dehumidification and regeneration section is connected by at least one through hole, and the size of the through hole is such that in a stable state, there is no The amount is transferred between storage tanks. 15. The system of claim 14 wherein the liquid desiccant and its components between the storage tanks are transferred only through the at least one through hole. 16. As in the system of claim 12, there is no pump for transferring the liquid desiccant between the dehumidification and regeneration section. 17. The system of item 12 in the scope of patent application, in which the liquid desiccant or its component during the dehumidification and regeneration section is only transmitted by diffusion or gravity supply stream 559651. 18. The system of claim 12 includes a heater for heating the liquid desiccant in the regenerator. 19. The system of claim 18, including a liquid heat pump, which transfers heat from the liquid desiccant in the dehumidification section to the liquid desiccant in the regeneration section. 20. The system according to item 13 of the scope of patent application, wherein the liquid desiccant storage tank in the dehumidification and regeneration section is connected by at least one through hole, and the size of the through hole is such that in a stable state, there is no desiccant ion. The net amount is transferred between storage tanks. 21. The system of claim 20, wherein the liquid desiccant and its components between the storage tanks are transferred only through the at least one through hole. 22. The system of item 13 in the scope of patent application, wherein there is no pump for transferring the liquid desiccant between the dehumidification and regeneration section. 23. The system of item 13 in the scope of patent application, wherein the liquid desiccant or its components during the dehumidification and regeneration section are transmitted only by diffusion or gravity supply flow. 24. The system according to item 13 of the patent application includes a heater for heating the liquid desiccant in the regenerator. 25. If the system of claim 24 includes a liquid heat pump that transmits heat from the liquid desiccant in the dehumidification section to the liquid desiccant in the regeneration section, the heater includes a heat pump Condenser.