A Review on Geothermal Renewable Energy Systems for Eco-Friendly Air-Conditioning

Adriana Greco, Edison Gundabattini, Darius Gnanaraj Solomon, Raja Singh Rassiah and Claudia Masselli
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Adriana Greco: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy
Edison Gundabattini: Department of Thermal and Energy Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India
Darius Gnanaraj Solomon: Department of Design and Automation, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India
Raja Singh Rassiah: Advanced Drives Laboratory, Department of Energy and Power Electronics, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India
Claudia Masselli: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 15, 1-17

Abstract: Nowadays, air conditioning consumes, on average, around one-fifth of the total power used in buildings globally. The present paper aims to provide the present status on the employment of Earth-to-Air Heat eXchangers (EAHX) to contain the consumption of energy and to reduce the effect on the environment in response to the Montreal and Kyoto protocols in a way to achieve cleaner energy production with a low Global Warming Potential (GWP) and a low ozone depletion potential (ODP). Different peculiarities and applications (direct or hybrid) are critically analyzed and reviewed. Specifically, in this paper, the different hybrid applications presented in the literature, where the Earth-to-Air Heat eXchangers are coupled to advanced systems, are reviewed. Finally, an IoT-based EAHX control system plan is reported and discussed to optimize energy efficiency and thermal comfort to suit operating conditions under different time zones.

Keywords: renewable energy; geothermal; Earth-to-Air Heat eXchangers; ground source heat pumps (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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