Korea Institute of Energy Research

Hyung-Kee Yoon

Young-Soo Lee

Seong-Ryong Park

Young-Jin Baik

Minsung Kim

Ho-Sang Ra

Ki-Chang Chang

Jun-Tack Park

Ji-Young Kim

Euy-Joon Lee

Eun-Chul Kang

Dong-Won Lee

Joung-Son Woo

Provided is a thermal energy network system including: a first thermal station that stores first thermal energy using a first heat source and supplies the first thermal energy to a first demand source used for residence or commerce; and a second thermal station that stores second thermal energy using a second heat source and supplies the second thermal energy to a second demand source used for industry, wherein the first thermal station and the second thermal station manage a base load of a thermal energy network, and the first thermal energy and the second thermal energy are transferred between the first thermal station and the second thermal station as needed.

Thermal energy network system

A dehumidifier for a compressor, including: a plurality of dehumidifying members that absorb moisture; and a flow passage controlling valve module that enables a low-temperature vapor refrigerant to alternately flow into the plurality of dehumidifying members and enables the low-temperature refrigerant to flow into a compressor in a state where moisture contained in the low-temperature refrigerant is absorbed and is removed, enables a high-temperature vapor refrigerant ejected from the compressor to alternately flow into the dehumidifying members and regenerates the dehumidifying members. Thus, since a liquid-state absorbent contained in a refrigerant flowing into the compressor is removed by the dehumidifier, damage caused by liquid compression and corrosion of the compressor can be reduced. In addition, the structure of the dehumidifier is simple, and an additional external heating source is not required.

Dehumidifier for a compressor in compression-absorption heat pump system

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Daejeon, South Korea

Hyung-Kee Yoon