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The present invention uses a dessicant and a means of drying out or changing the system by the use of off-peak electric power releasing. The heat is then released as required during periods of peak electric power by the reintroduction of moisture. The system includes a source of air and a fan for ci

The present invention uses a dessicant and a means of drying out or changing the system by the use of off-peak electric power releasing. The heat is then released as required during periods of peak electric power by the reintroduction of moisture. The system includes a source of air and a fan for circulating the air in a circulation system including an outgoing loop and return loop for the circulating air. Selectively operatable evaporator heat exchanger, air wetting apparatus, and air heating apparatus are disposed in the outgoing loop of the circulating air. A dessicant-containing enclosure used to provide heat storage, and having air inlet means thereinto from outgoing loop the circulating and an air outlet means therefrom to the return loop of the circulating air is disposed in the circulation system. The structure within the enclosure is such that there is a flow of air through a direct, unencumbered path out of contact with a major amount of the dessicant and by a secondary permeating flow through is dessicant. Selectively operable condenser heat exchanger apparatus is disposed in the return loop of the circulating air. Finally, selectively operatable air vanes are disposed in the return loop of the circulating air for (i) circulating air through, e.g. the force air furnace; or (ii) recirculating air through the circulating system.

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A dessicant heat storage system comprising: (a) a source of air; (b) a fan means for circulating said air in a circulation system including an outgoing loop and a return loop for circulating air; (c) selectively operable evaporator heat exchanger means disposed in the outgoing loop of said circulati

A dessicant heat storage system comprising: (a) a source of air; (b) a fan means for circulating said air in a circulation system including an outgoing loop and a return loop for circulating air; (c) selectively operable evaporator heat exchanger means disposed in the outgoing loop of said circulating air; (d) selectively operable air wetting means disposed in the outgoing loop of said circulating air; (e) selectively operable air heating means disposed in the outgoing loop of said circulating air; (f) a dessicant-material-containing enclosure used to provide heat storage disposed in said circulation system, said enclosure consisting essentially of (i) a rectangular box; (ii) a bottom intake plenum; (iii) an upper outflow plenum; (iv) a plurality of hollow tubes, each comprising an outer mesh shell, an inner mesh shell, a free inner core and dessicant material filling the annular cylinder between the inner shell and the outer shell; (v) a tubular inlet collar projecting into the core of each said hollow tube, for feeding air from said bottom intake plenum to said hollow tubes; (vi) a tubular outlet tubular collar projecting into the core of each said hollow tube for feeding air from said hollow tubes to said upper outflow plenum; (vii) means for feeding air to said bottom intake plenum; (viii) means for withdrawing air from said upper outflow plenum; (ix) air inlet means to said bottom intake plenum from the outgoing loop of said circulating air; and (x) air outlet means from said upper outflow plenum to the return loop of said circulating air; whereby air entering said bottom intake plenum passes to said upper outflow plenum by a primary flow path out of contact with a major amount of said dessicant material directly through the free inner core of the hollow tube into which it is directly fed by an associated tubular inlet collar and by a secondary permeating flow path in contact with said dessicant material through at least one annular, cylindrical, dessicant-filled tube to a free core into which it had not been directly fed by an associated tubular collar; (g) selectively operable condenser heat exchanger means disposed in the return loop of said circulating air; and (h) selectively operable air control means disposed in the return loop of said circulating air, for selectively: (i) circulating said air through a primary heat distribution system; or (ii) recirculating said air through said circulating system.