An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a heat-source-side heat exchanger, an expansion device, and a refrigerant flow path in at least one intermediate heat exchanger are connected by a refrigerant pipe, and a heat medium circuit in which a pump, a use-side heat exchanger, and a heat-medium flow path in the at least one intermediate heat exchanger are connected by a heat-medium conveying pipe, the heat medium circuit being configured to cause a heat medium to circulate therethrough. The at least one intermediate heat exchanger comprises a plurality of intermediate heat exchangers. The plurality of intermediate heat exchangers are operative in a heating only operation mode, a cooling only operation mode, and a cooling and heating mixed operation mode in which some of the intermediate heat exchangers serve as the condenser and others of the intermediate heat exchangers serve as the evaporator.

An air conditioner (100), comprising a compressor (110), a reversing assembly (120), an outdoor heat exchanger (130), an indoor heat exchanger (140), an electric control heat sink assembly (150), a first unidirectional throttle valve (160) and a second unidirectional throttle valve (160′). The electric control heat sink assembly (150) comprises an electric control component (151) and a heat dissipation assembly (152). The first unidirectional throttle valve (160), on the flow direction from a first valve port (161) to a second valve port (162), is completely turned on. On the flow direction from the second valve port (162) to the first valve port (161), the first unidirectional throttle valve (160) is a throttle component. The second unidirectional throttle valve (160′), on the flow direction from a third valve port (161′) to a fourth valve port (162′), is completely turned on. On the flow direction from the fourth valve port (162′) to the third valve port (161′), the second unidirectional throttle valve (160′) is a throttle component.

A dehumidification system (1) comprising a sorption dehumidifier unit (2); a process air circuit (3) arranged to conduct a process air flow through desiccant material in the dehumidifier unit (2); a regeneration air circuit (4) arranged to conduct a regeneration air flow through desiccant material in the dehumidifier unit (2); and a heat pump (5) comprising an evaporator (6) and a condenser (7), where the system further comprises an intermediate fluid circuit (8) with a cooling fluid (C), arranged to cool the process air in a heat exchanger (9) before inlet of the process air into the dehumidifier unit (2), said intermediate fluid circuit (8) comprising a fluid pump (11) and a main conduit (8a) arranged to conduct cooling fluid (C) through the process air cooling heat exchanger (9) and through the evaporator (6) of the heat pump, and the intermediate fluid circuit (8) further comprising a flow control system (10) arranged to control the flow of cooling fluid (C) in the intermediate fluid circuit (8) to obtain a cooling fluid temperature dependent parameter value (T1) in the intermediate fluid circuit (8) upstream of the process air cooling heat exchanger (9), which corresponds to a given set-point cooling fluid temperature dependent parameter value (T1.sub.set).

An integrated type air conditioning device includes a first refrigeration cycle that is an evaporative cooling type, a second refrigeration cycle that is a vapor-compression type, a blower device, and a housing accommodating the first and second cycles. The first refrigeration cycle includes an evaporation heat exchanger, a condensation heat exchanger, and a first refrigerant pipe. The second refrigeration cycle includes a compressor, a condenser, a decompression device, an evaporator, and a second refrigerant pipe. The housing is partitioned into an interior air passage and an exterior air passage. The evaporation heat exchanger and the evaporator are positioned in the interior air passage, the evaporation heat exchanger being located upstream of the evaporator with respect to an interior airflow in the interior air passage. The blower device is disposed in the interior air passage and is driven to generate the interior airflow in the interior air passage.

An example refrigeration system includes an indoor fluid loop, an outdoor fluid loop, and a heat exchanger assembly. The indoor fluid loop circulates a first working fluid. The outdoor fluid loop circulates a second working fluid that is different from the first working fluid and is separated from the indoor fluid loop by a wall of a structure. The heat exchanger assembly is mounted within the wall of the structure. The heat exchanger assembly includes a heat exchanger and a housing, where the heat exchanger is disposed within an internal space defined by the housing. The housing supports the heat exchanger within the internal space and is mounted to a structure of the wall.

An air conditioning heat pump system using an ejector may include a compression assembly, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, an ejector, and a first to third electromagnetic valve and a controller. A first end of the compression assembly may be connected with the one end of the outdoor heat exchanger, a second end may be connected with one end of the indoor heat exchanger, a third end may connected with outlet end of the ejector, and a fourth end may be connected with another end of the outdoor heat exchanger. One end of the outdoor heat exchanger may also be connected with a jet inlet of the ejector through the first electromagnetic valve, and another end may also be connected with the jet inlet of the ejector through the second electromagnetic valve and the third electromagnetic valve.

The evaporative condenser cooling system is an air cooling system combining an evaporative condenser and a sensible heat exchanger. The evaporative condenser cools environmental air in a conventional manner, and includes a condenser immersed in water contained within a water reservoir. The water in the reservoir is also used to humidify another portion of environmental air, which is, in turn, cooled by evaporative cooling, and this cooled air is used in a heat exchange process with the sensible heat exchanger. The sensible heat exchanger is in communication with the water reservoir to provide additional cooling to the water therein, which is used to provide a further cooled environment for the condenser, enhancing heat exchange between the condenser and the water in which it is immersed.

The cooling systems and methods of the present disclosure involve modular fluid coolers and chillers configured for optimal power and water use based on environmental conditions and client requirements. The fluid coolers include wet media, a first fluid circuit for distributing fluid across wet media, an air to fluid heat exchanger, and an air to refrigerant heat exchanger. The chillers, which are fluidly coupled to the fluid coolers via pipe cages, include a second fluid circuit in fluid communication with the air to fluid heat exchanger and a refrigerant circuit in thermal communication with the second fluid circuit and in fluid communication with the air to refrigerant heat exchanger. Pipe cages are coupled together to allow for expansion of the cooling system when additional cooling capacity is needed. The fluid coolers and chillers are configured to selectively operate in wet or dry free cooling mode, partial free cooling mode, or mechanical cooling mode.

A dehumidifier is provided that may include a bucket; a drain pan including a drain passage configured to guide condensed water dropped from an evaporator to the bucket; a pump; a pump water inlet line connected to the pump, the pump water inlet line being configured to guide the condensed water in the bucket to the pump; a pump water outlet line connected to the pump, the pump water outlet line being provided with an outlet installed in the drain passage or disposed above the bucket, and an outer tube connected to the pump water outlet line in the drain passage or above the bucket.

A remote heat transfer device for use with an air handling unit comprises: a vapour-compression circuit, the vapour-compression circuit comprising a first heat exchanger adapted to exchange heat between a refrigerant in the vapour compression circuit and a first heat transfer fluid; and a first outlet arranged to provide the first heat transfer fluid to an air supply passage of the air handling unit, so that the first heat transfer fluid exchanges heat with supply air passing through the air supply passage.