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The first volume produced product will be a rooftop dehumidifier than is designed to be run on the condenser air stream from a conventional DX rooftop unit. This increases the fresh air ratio to between 33% and 50%, and removes the humidity load on the DX system resulting in higher efficiency because of the dry coil and lower temperature. Overall the capacity of the combined system is increased by 100 or more depending on the climate. Product launch is expected in 2011 and volume production in 2012.
The Full Thermal Systems are stand alone and use no compressors. The cooling is achieved using heat recovered from the exhaust air stream using the proprietary heat and mass transfer system which can be augmented by an indirect evaporative cooler (IDEC) if desired. A variable saturator that gives independent temperature and humidity control is used as a final stage of air treatment. Regenerators are either hot air or hot water driven. Solar options are available in conjunction with various proprietary heat collection systems.
Future products are expected to include smaller air handling units to work in multiples in conjunction with a single regenerator. Following these will be smaller self-contained electric or geothermal hybrid units suitable for residential dwellings and offering 100% fresh air cooling and heating.
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