CONVECTION OVEN, THERMAL ENERGY SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR OPERATING A CONVECTION OVEN

A convection oven with a thermal energy system and a process for operating a convection oven, the convection oven comprises a baking chamber (1), a heating system (2), and a blower (3), wherein a flow channel (8) is provided, along which the convection flow (4) circulates in the convection oven, and wherein, along the flow channel after the baking chamber (1) but before the heating system (2), a condensation heat exchanger (9) is provided, which extracts baking moisture (7) from the convection flow (4) through condensation and which is connected to the heating system (2) to supply the thermal energy, in particular the latent thermal energy, of the condensed baking moisture (7) to the heating system (2).