Patent attributes
A tandem compressor system is disclosed that delivers compressed refrigerant to a common discharge manifold, and then to a common condenser. From the common condenser, the refrigerant passes to a plurality of evaporators, with each of the evaporators being associated with a separate environment to be conditioned. A reheat function is provided by a reheat coil(s) for one or several environments such that desired temperature and humidity levels are achieved. Various reheat concepts and system configurations are disclosed, where the reheat coils are interconnected or independent from each other, as well as each evaporator is associated with a single or a plurality of the reheat coils.