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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
May. 15, 2009
Hikoo Miyauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Mikami, Tokyo, JP;
Hikoo Miyauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Mikami, Tokyo, JP;
Dyna-Air Co. Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A humidity control device () comprises: a processor () for dehumidifying air; a regenerator () for regenerating a hygroscopic liquid L used by the processor (); a first hygroscopic-liquid pipe path () and a second hygroscopic-liquid pipe path () for circulating the hygroscopic liquid L between the processor () and the regenerator (); and a heat pump () having an evaporator for cooling the hygroscopic liquid L to be used by the processor () and a condenser () for heating the hygroscopic liquid L flowing through the first hygroscopic-liquid pipe path (). The regenerator () has: a first regeneration processing unit () and a second regeneration processing unit (); a first tank () and a second tank () for containing the hygroscopic liquid L; and a heat source () for heating the hygroscopic liquid L to be supplied to the second regeneration processing unit (). The hygroscopic liquid L in the first tank () is supplied to the first hygroscopic-liquid pipe path () to be supplied through the condenser () to the first regeneration processing unit () again. Consequently, high energy utilization efficiency can be maintained.