Solar-assisted absorption air-conditioning systems in buildings: Control strategies and operational modes

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 92, Issue , 2016, Pages 246-260

  Shirazi, Ali ^a   Pintaldi, Sergio ^b   White, Stephen D ^c   Morrison, Graham L ^a   Rosengarten, Gary ^b   Taylor, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absorption chiller; Air conditioning; Control strategy; Simulation; Solar cooling; TRNSYS

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; REFRIGERATORS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMOSTATS;

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; SIMULATION; SOLAR COOLING; TRNSYS;

ABSORPTION COOLING;

EID: 84945162040     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.09.081     Document Type: Article

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