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Performance Results of a Solar Adsorption Cooling and Heating Unit

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  • Tryfon C. Roumpedakis

    (Laboratory of Steam Boilers and Thermal Plants, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece)

  • Salvatore Vasta

    (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate per l’Energia “Nicola Giordano” (ITAE), 98126 Messina, Italy)

  • Alessio Sapienza

    (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate per l’Energia “Nicola Giordano” (ITAE), 98126 Messina, Italy)

  • George Kallis

    (Laboratory of Steam Boilers and Thermal Plants, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece)

  • Sotirios Karellas

    (Laboratory of Steam Boilers and Thermal Plants, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece)

  • Ursula Wittstadt

    (Fahrenheit GmbH, 80803 Munich, Germany)

  • Mirko Tanne

    (Fahrenheit GmbH, 80803 Munich, Germany)

  • Niels Harborth

    (AkoTec Produktionsgesellschaft mbH, 16278 Angermünde, Germany)

  • Uwe Sonnenfeld

    (AkoTec Produktionsgesellschaft mbH, 16278 Angermünde, Germany)

Abstract

The high environmental impact of conventional methods of cooling and heating increased the need for renewable energy deployment for covering thermal loads. Toward that direction, the proposed system aims at offering an efficient solar powered alternative, coupling a zeolite–water adsorption chiller with a conventional vapor compression cycle. The system is designed to operate under intermittent heat supply of low-temperature solar thermal energy (<90 °C) provided by evacuated tube collectors. A prototype was developed and tested in cooling mode operation. The results from the testing of separate components showed that the adsorption chiller was operating efficiently, achieving a maximum coefficient of performance (COP) of 0.65. With respect to the combined performance of the system, evaluated on a typical week of summer in Athens, the maximum reported COP was approximately 0.575, mainly due to the lower driving temperatures with a range of 75 °C. The corresponding mean energy efficiency ratio (EER) obtained was 5.8.

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  • Tryfon C. Roumpedakis & Salvatore Vasta & Alessio Sapienza & George Kallis & Sotirios Karellas & Ursula Wittstadt & Mirko Tanne & Niels Harborth & Uwe Sonnenfeld, 2020. "Performance Results of a Solar Adsorption Cooling and Heating Unit," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-18, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:7:p:1630-:d:340289
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