Chromasun Solar Powered Hybrid Air Conditioner

Dan | Jan 06, 2021


PV And Solar Thermal Powered Hybrid Air Conditioner

If it’s a really hot summer, there’s no doubt that having an air conditioner will make the hot evenings a lot more bearable. However, air conditioners do use an incredible amount of electricity. A new company called Chromasun has announced its plan to release a highly efficient air conditioner unit.

The Chromasun air conditioner contains photovoltaic and solar thermal technology that harvest light and heat from the sun. Using a combination of mirrors, receivers, and concentrators, the unit is able to offer 75% efficiency compared to the 23% efficiency of traditional solar cells. Chromasun’s device uses 95% less silicon than a conventional solar system with the same power rating, and this is mostly due to the Fresnel concentrator lens used as part of the thermal system.

The Chromasun air conditioner works in a similar way to natural gas double-effect chillers. A liquid in a sealed tube is heated to 220 degrees Celcius, which is used to warm a solution that contains a refrigerant. The refrigerant boils away. When the refrigerant and solution are re-combined, the reaction is endothermic, creating a cooling effect.

The reason why this air conditioning unit is such a cool gadget is that it combines a number of technologies to achieve the designed cooling effect. Nice to see a solution that doesn’t just assume that solar cells will solve all of our energy problems.

Source: Energy Matters



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Dan

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Dan is a well-experienced author who is interested in exploring new things related to eco-friendly gadgets and technologies. He never lets any latest technology go off his sight. Being passionate about contributing to the clean environment, he writes articles on the latest renewable gadgets and other energy-saving technologies. 


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