US 12,077,034 B2
Atmospheric water generator and dehumidifier for vehicle
Sharon Dulberg, Beer Sheva (IL); Yanir Richard Blumenthal, Kfar Saba (IL); Moran Pery, Ramat Gan (IL); Guy Evgeni Chernin, Rosh Ha'ayin (IL); Chen Nechemia, Rehovot (IL); and Ohad Berdugo, Tel-Aviv (IL)
Assigned to WATERGEN LTD., Petach Tiqwa (IL)
Appl. No. 17/431,885
Filed by WATERGEN LTD., Petah Tiqwa (IL)
PCT Filed Feb. 18, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IL2020/050179
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 18, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/170243, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 27, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/806,922, filed on Feb. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0153092 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. B01D 5/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/32 (2006.01); C02F 1/04 (2023.01); E03B 3/28 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/32331 (2019.05) [B01D 5/0075 (2013.01); B01D 5/009 (2013.01); B01D 53/265 (2013.01); B60H 1/005 (2013.01); B60H 1/3227 (2013.01); C02F 1/04 (2013.01); E03B 3/28 (2013.01); C02F 2201/008 (2013.01); C02F 2303/04 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising an atmospheric water generator (AWG) and at least one heat producing element,
the AWG comprising:
a refrigeration cycle adapted to condense humidity from the air into water condensate, and
a pasteurization circulation system adapted to circulate the water condensate and transfer heat from the heat producing element of the vehicle to the circulating water condensate such that the circulating water condensate is heated to a temperature and duration rendering it pasteurized and adapted to post-cool the pasteurized water condensate,
wherein the pasteurization circulation system comprises at least one heat exchanger designed to transfer heat from the heat producing element of the vehicle to the circulating water condensate such that the circulating water condensate is heated to a temperature and duration rendering it pasteurized and adapted to post-cool the pasteurized water condensate, and
wherein the heat exchanger comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising two sides separated by a barrier, each side having an inlet and an outlet and being adapted to enable heat exchange between cold water flowing in the pre-heating side of the first portion before entering the second portion and hot water exiting the second portion and flowing in the second side of the first portion, the second portion comprising an inlet and an outlet and is in contact with the heat producing element of the vehicle.