SOLAR AIR

CONDITIONER

JIJIN K JANAN
S8 , ME
B4ENME9425

Guided by,
Asst. professor : JIJITH P K

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 CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING: WHAT?
 PROCESS
 TYPES
 SOLAR THERMAL COOLING SYSTEM
 PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR AC
 INCLINATION FOR SOLAR PANELS
 SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING: WHY?
 MERITS
 DEMERITS
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 INTRODUCTION
 Air-conditioning is one of the major consumers of electrical
energy.
 The demand can be expected to increase because of changing
working times, increased comfort expectations and global
warming.
 solar air-conditioning might be a way to reduce the demand for
electricity.

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 India is blessed with plenty of solar energy because most parts
of the country recieve bright sunshine throughout the year .
 The solar potrntial of india is about 748 GW .
 Till december 2014, total solar power capacity of india is 3063
MW .

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 SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING :
WHAT?
 Process of converting solar thermal (heat) energy into
conditioned air .
 Eco-friendly as well as energy-efficient .
 can be operated with green resources when solar radiation is
unavailable .

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 PROCESS:-
 When a liqiud/gas changes its state, it takes or extract heat .
 At lower pressure, state changes at lower temprature .
 Extraction of heat means cooling .
 gas gets compressed when heated .
 gaseous refrigerant compressed and then heated up in the
solar panel up to 90°c .

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 TYPES :-

 Photovoltaic (PV)
 Solar closed-loop vapour
absorption air-conditioning air-conditioning

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 Direct current solar air-conditioning

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 SOLAR THERMAL COOLING
SYSTEM
 In this sysytem, water is used as the refrigerant while lithium
bromide ammonia is used as the absorbent .

 In this absorber the LiBr absorbs the water refrigerant, creating

a solution of water and LiBr .

 LiBr has great affinity for water vapour, however, when the
water-LiBr solution is formed , they are not complrtlry soluble
with each other .

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 schematic layout of the system

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 PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR AIR
CONDITIONING
 It can be operated on both photovoltaic power only and
combination of photovoltaic power with grid power .
 A hybrid system combines photovoltaic technology with grid
power .
 It automaticaly switches between solar and battery power as
needed .
 When it's set to hybrid mode these systems change their
batteries when the sun is shining, when the system runs on
battery backup while charging its batteries via ac power .

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 INCLINATION OF SOLAR
PANELS
 The angle and dirction of installation will effect the efficiency of
the solar collector .
 As a general rule if you are in the northen hemisphere then the
collector should face south .
 The angle at which you mount the collecter should roughly
corespond to the lattitude of your location .

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 SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING:
WHY ?
ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION IN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION IN
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING COMMERCIAL BUILDING
EVAPORATI REFRIGERA
VE COOLER TION AIR
4% 13% CO N D ITIONIN
G 55% LIGHTIN
LIGHTIN G
FAN G 25%
34% 28%

INTERN L
A
AIR LOAD
15%
CO N D ITIONIN TELEVISIO OTHERS S
OTHERS N
G 7% 10% 5%
4%

 Approx. 50% of total electricity is used in H.V.A.C in both the residential as well
as commercial
buildings.
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 By reducing in electrical load by 50% , it can cut 150 million tonnes of CO 2 by 2030.

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 MERITS
 Eco-Friendly

 Economic-saving

 Low Maintenance

 Government subsidy

 Energy-efficient

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 DEMERITS
 Heavy Initial Investment
 Solar PV Air Conditioner 1.5 ton (1.5kw) Price: Rs. 1.5- 3.5 lakh.

 Approx. 3-7 times of conventional A.C unit.

 Large area requirement.

 For generating 1Kw, it requires 12 sq.m of roof area.

 For setting up a solar power plant of 1MW, it require 5 acres of land.

 Lack of Efficiency in Monsoon season

 Efficiency lacks if cloudy weather prolongs as intensity of sunlight don’t match
the requirement of solar panel.

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100KW SOLAR THERMAL VAPOUR
ABSORPTION SYSTEM

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 Heat source : Hot water from solar
collectors
 Hot water temperature : 210°C
 Cooling capacity : 100 kW
 Chilled water Temperature: 12 / 7 Deg C.
 COP of cooling system : 1.7Thermal
storage : Chilled water / Hot water
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TRIPLE EFFECT VAPOUR
ABSORPTION MACHINE

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 5KW ABSORPTION VAM
PROTOTYPE
 Special feature .
 Evacuate flat plate collecter as heat source.
 Works on absortion principle .
 Double effect air cool condenser domestic application.

 operation temp: 170°c

 collector area :31m2

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 15kW ABSORPTION VAM
PROTOTYPE
 Special feature .
 Parabolic tough as heat source .
 Works on absorption principle .
 Double effect .
 Air cool condenser .
 Commercial building application .

 operation temp: 170°c

 collector area :96m2
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THANK YOU

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