Performance study of a solar-powered air-conditioning system

T. Y. Bong; K. C. Ng; A. O. Tay

doi:10.1016/S0038-092X(87)80025-7

Performance study of a solar-powered air-conditioning system

T. Y. Bong^*, K. C. Ng, A. O. Tay

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Abstract

A solar-powered air-conditioning system was designed, installed and operated in Singapore. The system made use of 32 m² of heat-pipe collectors and a lithium bromide-water absorption chiller of 7 kW cooling capacity. The operation of the system was fully automated. The dynamics of its daily operation and its weekly energy performance is presented. The chiller operation is described by the relationship between its solar and auxiliary heater contributions. The performance of the system over a representative local insolation condition is compared with the reported performances of two systems operating in the USA.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	173-182
Number of pages	10
Journal	SOLAR ENERGY
Volume	39
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-092X(87)80025-7
State	Published - 1987
Externally published	Yes

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Performance study of a solar-powered air-conditioning system

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