Solar Thermal
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Solar cooling has recently become one of the most discussed applications in absorption cooling. Solar cooling takes the majority of driving energy from solar radiation at no cost. Since the cooling demands of buildings usually behave according to the course of the sun, solar cooling uses this heat as the driving energy with which to generate comfortable room conditions.
YAZAKI WFC series is especially suitable for solar cooling as it requires the lowest driving energy temperature (70°C) in absorption technology.
Characteristics of solar thermal applications:
- Driving energy is taken from solar energy (solar thermal collectors)
- The energy efficiency of a building is significantly increased with a high solar fraction (solar fraction = solar contribution divided by gross energy consumption)
- Low electrical consumption for an absorption cooling machine, thus alleviating strain on electricity grids by replacing conventional demand peaks for cooling purposes
The scheme below shows an example of a solar cooling system configuration.
YAZAKI provides the chiller/heater unit only. If you need more information about other equipment such as cooling towers, valves etc. please contact the equipment manufacturer directly.
