received by the International Bureau on 30 June 2015 (30.06.2015)

What is claimed is:

1. A system for producing potable water employing:

a. a fan for creating air stream of ambient air;

b. a condenser within the air stream having a plurality of liquid conduits adapted to carry a liquid coolant thereby bringing the temperature of the condenser below the dew point of the ambient air causing moisture in the ambient air to condense on the condenser;

c. a cooling device which runs on electric power, coupled to the liquid conduits adapted to lower the temperature of the liquid coolant below a dew point of the ambient air;

d. a solar photovoltaic array adapted to create electric power to power the system; e. a plurality of sensors adapted to measure physical parameters of the system; f. a vessel enclosing the condenser having an air flow exit;

g. an air valve at the air flow exit which adjusts the amount of air flowing out of the air flow exit and regulates air pressure within the vessel to maintain a higher pressure within the vessel as compared with that outside of the vessel, thereby increasing the amount of condensation; and

h. a control unit coupled to the sensors, the fan, the cooling device and the

photovoltaic array adapted to read information from the sensors and adjust elements of the system accordingly to optimize operation of the system.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a wind turbine for creating electric power to power the system.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising battery storage to receive and store electric power from at least one of the solar photovoltaic array and the wind turbines.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the condenser further comprises: a metal covering coupled to the liquid conduits, which cools when the liquid coolant is passed through the liquid conduits, and provides significant additional surface area to contact the ambient air and condense the water vapor.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the condenser creates a microclimate being a volume of cooled air surrounding the metal covering and provides significant additional volume to contact the ambient air and condense the water vapor.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the source of liquid coolant is a body of water.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a coolant device adapted to reduce the temperature of the liquid coolant.

8. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

a heat exchanger coupled to the cooling device and the evaporator, adapted to receive cool water from a water source and cool the cooling device, picking up heat from the cooling device which it provides to the non-potable water being provided to the evaporator, thereby preheating the non-potable water.

9. The system of claim 7, further comprising a cooling tower to extract heat from the coolant device.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein the coolant device adapted to reduce the temperature is a water chiller.

11. (Cancelled)

12. The system of claim 1, wherein operation of the fan is adjustable and the control unit regulates the operation of the fan to adjust air pressure within the vessel.

13. (Cancelled)

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a. at least one pressure sensor adapted to measure air pressure within the vessel; and b. wherein the control unit is coupled to the at least one pressure sensor and fan for interactively measuring air pressure within the vessel to adjust operation of the fan to optimize condensation.

15. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a. a plurality of temperature sensors adapted to measure temperature at various locations within the system; and

b. a heating device in the evaporator;

c. wherein the control unit is coupled to at least one of the plurality of temperature sensors and the heating device for interactively measuring the temperature within the evaporator to adjust the heater operation to optimize evaporation.

16. A system for producing potable water from non-potable water comprising:

a. an evaporator having:

i. an air flow inlet;

ii. an air flow valve on the air flow inlet adapted to adjust an air stream into the evaporator;

iii. at least one pressure sensor adapted to measure air pressure within the

evaporator;

iv. wherein a control unit is coupled to the at least one pressure sensor and to the air flow valve and is adapted to control the air flow valve thereby regulating the air stream into the evaporator and reducing air pressure within the evaporator;

v. a chamber for receiving, containing and heating the stream of air;

vi. a second chamber for receiving non-potable water having an air passageway in contact with the non-potable water, the second chamber having an air flow exit;

36 vii. at least one air flow channel fluidically connecting the first chamber to the second chamber allowing the heated stream of air to pass from the first chamber through the second chamber and out of the airflow exit, thereby increasing the amount of water vapor in the air stream leaving the air flow exit;

b. a condenser fluidically coupled to the air flow exit of the evaporator adapted to receive the moist airstream;

a plurality of condensation surfaces cooled by a coolant to a temperature below the dew point, causing the moist airstream to condense the water vapor into potable water;

c. at least one cooling unit adapted to cool the coolant to a temperature below the dew point of the moist air stream;

d. a plurality of sensors adapted to measure physical parameters of the system; e. a control unit coupled to the sensors, the fan, the cooling device and the

photovoltaic array adapted to read information from the sensors and adjust elements of the system accordingly to optimize operation of the system; and f. a solar photovoltaic array adapted to create electric power to power the system.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising a wind turbine for creating electric power to power the system.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising battery storage to receive and store

electric power from at least one of the solar photovoltaic array and the wind turbines.

19. The system of claim 16 wherein the condenser has at least one conduit for receiving the coolant that is coupled to at least one condensation surface.

20. The system of claim 16 wherein the conduits are angled from a horizontal so that condensation may run down and collect at a lowest point reducing coating on the conduit.

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21. The system of claim 16, further comprising a vessel enclosing the condenser allowing the air pressure within the vessel to be above the air pressure outside of the vessel, improving condensation.

22. The system of claim 16 wherein the vessel further comprising an air flow exit and an air flow valve on the air flow exit regulating the amount of air that may be released thereby adjusting the air pressure inside of the vessel.

23. The system of claim 16, wherein the evaporator further comprises:

a. an air inlet;

b. an air flow valve on the air inlet adapted to adjust air flow into the evaporator; c. at least one pressure sensor adapted to measure air pressure within the evaporator; d. wherein the control unit is coupled to the at least one pressure sensor and to the air flow valve and is adapted to control the air flow valve thereby regulating the air flow into the evaporator and air pressure within the evaporator.

24. The system of claim 16, wherein the vessel containing the condenser further

comprises:

a. an air flow outlet;

b. an air flow valve on the air flow outlet adapted to adjust the air flow out of the condenser;

c. at least one pressure sensor adapted to measure air pressure within the vessel; d. wherein the control unit is coupled to the at least one pressure sensor and to the airflow valve and is adapted to control the air flow valve thereby regulating air flow out of the vessel and air pressure within the vessel.

25. A system for creating potable water from non-potable water comprising:

a. an evaporator section employing a plurality of evaporators, each having an air flow input for receiving input air and an air flow output for exhausting air; is b. wherein each evaporator adapted to evaporate non-potable water into an input air stream received at its air flow input and to create a moist air stream at its air flow

38 output, and wherein the evaporators are connected in series such that the output of one is coupled to the input of the next;

c. at least one humidity sensor near the air flow input of each evaporator capable of determining the relative humidity;

d. a bypass conduit which bypasses at least one evaporator;

e. at least one bypass valve adapted to divert the moist air stream to the bypass conduit when activated;

f. a control unit coupled to the humidity sensors and the at least one bypass valve, adapted to sense when the humidity of the moist air stream exceeds a

predetermined level and to activate at least one bypass valve causing the moist air stream to bypass at least one evaporator;

g. a condenser section for receiving the moist air stream 9 and condensing potable water from the moist air stream.

26. (Cancelled)

27. The system of claim 25, wherein the condenser comprises:

a. a vessel at least partially enclosing the condenser;

b. an air flow exit;

c. an air flow valve on the air flow exit adapted to adjust the air stream out of the condenser section;

d. at least one pressure sensor adapted to measure air pressure within the vessel; e. wherein the control unit is coupled to the at least one pressure sensor and to the air flow valve and is adapted to control the air flow valve thereby regulating air flow out of the vessel and air pressure within the vessel.

28. A system for creating potable water from non-potable water comprising:

a. an evaporator for receiving an evaporating water vapor from the non-potable water, into a moist air stream flowing in a direction;

39 b. a condenser section employing a plurality of condensers, each positioned behind a previous one within the direction of the moist stream such that the moist air stream must flow past a first condenser to reach a next condenser,

wherein the condensers receive a liquid coolant to reduce their temperature below the dew point of the moist air stream;

c. at least one humidity sensor between the condensers, for measuring the relative humidity of the moist air stream,

d. a bypass conduit which bypasses at least one condenser;

e. at least one bypass valve adapted to divert the moist air stream to the bypass conduit when in a first position and to allow the moist air stream to pass to a next condenser, when in a second position;

f. a control unit coupled to the humidity sensors coupled to the at least one bypass valve, adapted to sense when the humidity of the moist air stream drops below a predetermined level and to put at least one bypass valve into a first position causing the moist air stream to bypass at least one condenser.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the evaporator further comprises:

a. an air flow inlet;

b. an air flow valve on the air flow inlet adapted to adjust the air flow into the

evaporator;

c. at least one pressure sensor adapted to measure air pressure within the evaporator; d. wherein the control unit is coupled to the at least one pressure sensor and to the air flow valve and is adapted to control the air flow valve thereby regulating air flow into the evaporator and air pressure within the evaporator.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein at least one of the condensers further comprises: a. a vessel at least partially enclosing the condenser;

b. an air flow outlet on the vessel;

c. an air flow valve on the air flow outlet adapted to adjust the air flow out of the vessel;

d. at least one pressure sensor adapted to measure air pressure within the vessel;

40 e. wherein the control unit is coupled to the at least one pressure sensor and to the airflow valve and is adapted to control the air flow valve thereby regulating air flow out of the vessel and air pressure around the condenser.

31. A method of efficiently creating potable water from non-potable water comprising the steps of:

a. providing an enclosed evaporator having a heating chamber heated at least in part by solar energy, and an evaporation chamber having a larger surface area than depth, an air flow passageway from the heating chamber through the evaporation chamber and out an air flow exit;

b. providing the non-potable water to the evaporation chamber;

c. monitoring at least one physical parameter of at least one of the heating

chamber and the evaporation chamber and the air flow exit;

d. controlling an air flow device at the air flow exit based upon the monitored parameter causing it to draw an air stream from the heating chamber through the evaporation chamber and out of the air flow exit evaporating water vapor into the air stream; and

e. directing the air stream from the air flow exit past a plurality of condensers having at least one surface held a temperature below the dew point of the air stream;

f. wherein:

i. a relative humidity sensor is provided after each condenser;

ii. the control unit senses the relative humidity of the air stream after passing through each condenser; and

iii. the control unit causes the air stream to bypass the remaining condensers when the relative humidity is below a predetermined threshold level.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein a control unit is provided that controls the device based upon the monitored parameter.

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33. The method of claim 31 wherein the monitored parameter is at least one of temperature, air pressure, air velocity, and relative humidity.

34. The method of claim 33 wherein the control unit controls the air flow device to reduce the air pressure in the evaporation chamber, increasing evaporation.

35. The method of claim 33 further comprising providing a vessel containing the condenser, wherein the control unit causes the air flow device to increase the air pressure in the vessel, increasing condensation.

36. The method of claim 33 further comprising the step of: providing a heater under the control of the control unit, to heat the air in the heating chamber.

37. The method of claim 33 further comprising the steps of: providing a vessel enclosing the condenser, and controlling the air flow device to increase pressure inside the vessel enclosing the condenser.

38. The method of claim 32 further comprising the steps of: monitoring a contaminant sensor in the air flow exit adapted to measure at least one contaminant in the air stream, and provide the measurements to the control unit.

39. The method of claim 38 wherein the control unit is adapted to set off at least one of a notification, alarm, and corrective message.

40. The method of claim 38 wherein the control unit is adapted to direct the air stream to a direction other than to the condenser.

41. The method of claim 38 wherein the control unit is adapted to cause the air flow device to slow the air stream.

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42. A method of efficiently creating potable water from non-potable water comprising the steps of:

a. providing a plurality of enclosed evaporator each having a heating chamber

heated at least in part by solar energy, and an evaporation chamber having a larger surface area than depth, an air flow passageway from the heating chamber through the evaporation chamber and out an air flow exit;

b. providing the non-potable water to the evaporation chamber;

c. monitoring at least one physical parameter of at least one of the heating chamber and the evaporation chamber and the air flow exit;

d. controlling an air flow device at the air flow exit based upon the monitored

parameter causing it to draw an air stream from the heating chamber through the evaporation chamber evaporating water vapor into the air stream;

e. directing the air stream from the air flow exit past a plurality of condensers having at least one surface held a temperature below the dew point of the air stream; f. providing a relative humidity sensor is provided after each evaporation chamber; g. employing a control unit to sense the relative humidity of the air stream after the air stream passes through each evaporation chamber; and

h. employing the control unit to cause the air stream to bypass the remaining

evaporation chambers when the relative humidity is above a predetermined threshold level.

43. (Cancelled)

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