Assessment of solar assisted air conditioning in Central Queensland's subtropical climate, Australia

Ali M. Baniyounes, M.G. Rasul and M.M.K. Khan

Renewable Energy, 2013, vol. 50, issue C, 334-341

Abstract: Australia has a very sunny climate, with a very high demand for air conditioning. Implementing solar assisted air conditioning is an ideal option to achieve a high solar fraction which leads to a significant amount of energy and greenhouse gas emission savings. Solar assisted air conditioning systems are environmentally friendly by being constructed in a way that minimises the need for chlorofluorocarbons CFC, Hydro chlorofluorocarbons HCFC or Chlorofluorocarbons HFC refrigerants and by using a low grade thermal renewable energy, therefore, making them energy efficient and environmentally safe. They can be used either as stand-alone systems or with conventional AC, to improve the indoor air quality. Solar cooling is a new and a fast growing technology compared to other fields of solar energy applications. On the other hand most of the current solar cooling applications are demonstration projects in nature; the technologies are advancing yet still need a lot of additional design, planning, development, and research efforts. T now solar assisted air conditioning's main obstacles are the high installation costs, and the lack of knowledge and familiarity with this technology between designers, developers and architects.

Keywords: Subtropical climate; HVAC; Solar assisted air conditioning; TRNSYS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.06.042

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