ABSTRACT

Solar Cooling Technologies presents a detailed study of the potential technologies for coupling solar energy and cooling systems.

Unifies all the various power based solar techniques into one book, investigates tri-generation schemes for maximization of cooling efficiency, especially for small scale applications and offers direct comparison of all possible technologies of solar cooling

Includes detailed numerical investigations for potential cooling applications

chapter 1|26 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|54 pages

Thermodynamic Cycles for Solar Cooling

chapter 3|48 pages

Solar Thermal Collectors

chapter 4|28 pages

Photovoltaic-Driven Heat Pumps

chapter 5|68 pages

Absorption Cooling Heat Pumps

chapter 6|52 pages

Adsorption Cooling Heat Pumps

chapter 7|40 pages

Alternative and Hybrid Cooling Systems

chapter 8|22 pages

Trigeneration Systems

chapter 9|28 pages

Solar Desiccant Cooling

chapter 10|26 pages

Thermal Energy Storage