Temperature and humidity control systems for enclosures

Claim 1

AN AIR CYCLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A COMPRESSOR HAVING AN AIR INLET AND AN AIR OUTLET AND BEING OPERABLE TO RECEIVE AIR AT SAID AIR INLET AND COMPRESS SAME THEREIN AND DISCHARGE COMPRESSED AIR FROM SAID AIR OUTLET, POWER MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID COMPRESSOR FOR OPERATION OF SAID COMPRESSOR, SAID POWER MEANS HAVING AN EXHAUST OUTLET, FIRST HEAT EXCHANGER MEANS HAVING A HIGH PRESSURE INLET OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE OUTLET OF SAID COMPRESSOR AND POSITIONED RELATIVE TO SAID EXHAUST OF SAID POWER MEANS TO RECEIVE EXHAUST GASES THEREFROM AT THE LOW PRESSURE INLET OF SAID HEAT EXCHANGER MEANS TO HEAT AIR FROM SAID COMPRESSOR PASSING THROUGH SAID HEAT EXCHANGER MEANS, SECOND HEAT EXCHANGER MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID OUTLET OF SAID COMPRESSOR AND HAVING MEANS THEREWITH TO DRAW RELATIVELY COOL AIR THERETHROUGH TO COOL AIR FROM SAID COMPRESSOR PASSING THROUGH SAID SECOND HEAT EXCHANGER MEANS, FIRST MIXING VALVE MEANS HAVING AIR INLETS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE AIR OUTLETS OF SAID HEAT EXCHANGER MEANS TO RECEIVE COMPRESSED AIR THEREFROM WITH SAID MIXING VALVE MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO MIX AIR RECEIVED FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND HEAT EXCHANGER MEANS, THERMOSTAT MEANS HAVING A HEAT SENSING ELEMENT OPERATIVELY CONNETED TO SAID FIRST MIXING VALVE MEANS OPERABLE TO REGULATE SAID MIXING VALVE MEANS, A REHEAT HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A HIGH PRESSURE AIR INLET OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE OUTLET OF SAID FIRST MIXING VALVE MEANS AND HAVING A LOW PRESSURE AIR INLET AND OUTLET, SECOND MIXING VALVE MEANS HAVING INLETS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE OUTLET OF SAID FIRST MIXING VALVE MEANS AND THE HIGH PRESSURE OUTLET OF SAID RATCHET EXCHANGER AND BEING OPERABLE TO MIX AIR THEREFROM, HUMIDITY SENSING MEANS OPEATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND MIXING VALVE MEANS AND OPERABLE TO REGULATE SAME, A TURBINE CONNECTED TO THE OUTLET OF SAID SECOND MIXING VALVE MEANS AND BEING OPERABLE TO EXPAND AIR PASSING THERETHROUGH, WATER SEPARATOR MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE OUTLET OF SAID TURBINE MEANS AND CONNECTED TO SAID LOW PRESSURE INLET OF SAID REHEAT HEAT EXCHANGER, AND MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID LOW PRESSURE OUTLET OF SAID LOW PRESSURE SIDE OF SAID REHEAT HEAT EXCHANGER TO TRANSFER AIR RECEIVED THEREFROM TO AN ENCLOSURE TO BE CONDITIONED.