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An energy conserving air conditioning system having a superior dehumidification capacity has been developed, by raising the processing temperature of regeneration air for regenerating a desiccant material in a desiccant-assisted air conditioning system. The air conditioning system comprises: a proce

An energy conserving air conditioning system having a superior dehumidification capacity has been developed, by raising the processing temperature of regeneration air for regenerating a desiccant material in a desiccant-assisted air conditioning system. The air conditioning system comprises: a process air passage (A) for flowing process air; a regeneration air passage (B) for flowing regeneration air; a desiccant device (103) which can be selectively communicated with either the process air passage or the regeneration air passage; and a heat pump device for supplying a heating heat for regenerating the desiccant device (103) to the regeneration air. The heat pump device has a compressor (260) and is workable on process air as a low temperature heat source and regeneration air as a high temperature heat source. Superheated vapor of a compressed refrigerant flowing out from the compressor (260) is used to heat a portion of regeneration air in the regeneration air passage upstream of the desiccant device.

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[What is claimed is:] [1.]a process air passage for flowing process air;a regeneration air passage for flowing regeneration air;a desiccant device which can be selectively communicated with either said process air passage or said regeneration air passage; anda heat pump device for supplying a heatin

[What is claimed is:] [1.]a process air passage for flowing process air;a regeneration air passage for flowing regeneration air;a desiccant device which can be selectively communicated with either said process air passage or said regeneration air passage; anda heat pump device for supplying a heating heat for regenerating said desiccant device to said regeneration air, said heat pump device having a compressor and workable on process air as a low temperature heat source and regeneration air as a low temperature heat source,wherein regeneration air is split into two passages upstream of said desiccant device, so that a portion of said regeneration air flows through one of said two passages and another portion of said regeneration air flows through another of said two passages, and superheated vapor of a compressed refrigerant flowing out from said compressor is used to heat said other portion of said regeneration air in said other of said two passages upstream of said desiccant device.