US 12,268,138 B2
Liquid dessicant cooler system and method
Ryan Michael Lefers, Thuwal (SA); Mark Alfred Tester, Thuwal (SA); and TorOve Leiknes, Thuwal (SA)
Assigned to KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Thuwal (SA)
Appl. No. 17/263,300
Filed by KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Thuwal (SA)
PCT Filed Apr. 24, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IB2019/053399
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 26, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/026040, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/757,353, filed on Nov. 8, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/712,355, filed on Jul. 31, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0298246 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. F24F 3/00 (2006.01); A01G 9/24 (2006.01); F24F 1/0083 (2019.01); F24F 3/14 (2006.01); F24F 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 9/246 (2013.01) [F24F 1/0083 (2019.02); F24F 3/1417 (2013.01); F24F 5/0035 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A liquid desiccant system for controlling a temperature inside an enclosure, the system comprising:
an evaporative cooler system configured to cool an air stream AA entering the enclosure during day time;
a liquid desiccant night cooler (LDNC) system configured to cool down and dry an inside air stream AE of the enclosure by using a liquid desiccant during the night; and
a controller configured to switch on the LDNC system during the night.