Abstract
Due to recent research and development activities in solar-based air-conditioning systems, the GCC engineering community has been investigating alternative solutions to assess the feasibility towards adopting solar absorption refrigeration as a sustainable air-conditioning approach in hot environments. This study investigates the feasibility of two solar air-conditioning technologies, namely solar thermal absorption refrigeration and photovoltaic vapor compression technologies. Based on commercially available efficiencies of solar collectors and photovoltaic panels, this case study indicates that photovoltaic vapor compression air-conditioning systems have higher coefficient of performance and require smaller surface area when compared to solar thermal absorption refrigeration systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2017 7th International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, and Applied Optimization, ICMSAO 2017 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781509054541 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 26 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 7th International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, and Applied Optimization, ICMSAO 2017 - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Duration: Apr 4 2017 → Apr 6 2017 |
Other
| Other | 7th International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, and Applied Optimization, ICMSAO 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | United Arab Emirates |
| City | Sharjah |
| Period | 4/4/17 → 4/6/17 |
Keywords
- Photovoltaic vapor compression refrigeration
- Solar air-conditioning
- Solar thermal absorption refrigeration
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Applied Mathematics
- Control and Optimization
- Modelling and Simulation
