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Improving Best Air Conditioner Efficiency by 20-30% through a High Efficiency Fan and Diffuser Stage Coupled with an Evaporative Condenser Pre-Cooler

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1130754· OSTI ID:1130754
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  1. Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States). Florida Solar Energy Center; Florida Solar Energy Center / University of Central Florida
  2. Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States). Florida Solar Energy Center
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The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) conducted a research project to improve the best residential air conditioner condenser technology currently available on the market by retrofitting a commercially-available unit with both a high efficiency fan system and an evaporative pre-cooler. The objective was to integrate these two concepts to achieve an ultra-efficient residential air conditioner design. The project produced a working prototype that was 30% more efficient compared to the best currently-available technologies; the peak the energy efficiency ratio (EER) was improved by 41%. Efficiency at the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) standard B-condition which is used to estimate seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER), was raised from a nominal 21 Btu/Wh to 32 Btu/Wh.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States). Florida Solar Energy Center
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
EE0003920
OSTI ID:
1130754
Report Number(s):
DOE-FSEC--0003920
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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