VEHICLE DEHUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM

An air treatment system is provided that includes a housing with an air inlet, a dehumidification component, a first outlet and a second outlet each disposed to receive air that has flowed past the dehumidification component. The first outlet is aligned to direct air flowing therethrough to be maintained within a vehicle that includes the housing, and the second outlet is aligned to direct air flowing therethrough out of the vehicle. The dehumidification component includes first and second portions that sequentially receive electric current such that in a first operational setting the first portion receives an influx of heat directed thereto and the second portion does not, and in a second operational setting the second portion receives an influx of heat directed thereto and the first portion does not. A valve that directs air received from the dehumidification component to either the first or the second outlet.