US 11,859,372 B2
Systems and methods to produce liquid water extracted from air
Cody Friesen, Scottsdale, AZ (US); Heath Lorzel, Scottsdale, AZ (US); Michael Robinson, Scottsdale, AZ (US); Grant Friesen, Scottsdale, AZ (US); Jonathan Goldberg, Scottsdale, AZ (US); and Kamil Salloum, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Assigned to Source Global, PBC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by Source Global, PBC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/832,977.
Application 17/832,977 is a continuation of application No. 16/644,487, granted, now 11,384,517, previously published as PCT/US2018/049398, filed on Sep. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/554,231, filed on Sep. 5, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0307240 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B01D 53/04 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); E03B 3/28 (2006.01); B01D 53/06 (2006.01)
CPC E03B 3/28 (2013.01) [B01D 53/0438 (2013.01); B01D 53/0454 (2013.01); B01D 53/06 (2013.01); B01D 53/261 (2013.01); B01D 2257/80 (2013.01); B01D 2259/4009 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. A method to extract water from ambient air, the method comprising:
heating, by a thermal unit, a regeneration fluid;
exposing a first desiccant unit to ambient air in a process air pathway and a regeneration fluid in a regeneration fluid pathway;
inputting ambient air to a second desiccant unit during a load time;
actuating a valve to establish a low pressure condition below 1 atmosphere during a release time;
condensing, by a condenser unit, water vapor from the regeneration fluid to produce liquid water from the regeneration fluid; and,
controlling, by a controller, a production rate of liquid water from air based on: an operational parameter for water production, an ambient environmental condition, or combinations thereof.