New invention: Portable solar heat pump dryer for agricultural, marine products and medicinal herbs

Submitted by Bratislav Stankovic on Tue, 2013-11-26 17:04

Group of inventors from Malaysia presented at the Brussels Innova Invention Fair 2013 the invention: Portable solar heat pump dryer for agricultural, marine products and medicinal herbs.

 

The invention is solar heat pump which is a combination of solar collector and heat pump system. The system is able to produce hot and low humidity air for drying process of medical herbs, fruits and marine products. This environment friendly solar heat pump dryer is also able to produce high quality and clean as well as maintaining the natural color and flavor of the agricultural and marine products.

 

Advantages:

 

  • Environmental friendly technology;
  • Opened and closed cycle system;
  • Clean operation environment;
  • Produce high quality dried product for agriculture and herbs;
  • New technology of solar thermal collector (function: heater, cooler, evaporator);
  • Energy saving as compared to conventional dryer;
  • Portable (assembled and dissembled);
  • Low maintenance;
  • Low price with minimum 2 years payback period.

This invention has a potential for broad international application. The inventors are interested in commercialization of their invention and are seeking appropriate interested manufacturer.
 

EPO Patent Registration Services and Consulting GmbH has made direct contact with the inventors and has access to information about the invention directly from the inventors. Interested parties for the invention can contact EPO Patent Registration at epo@epo-prs.de