Photovoltaic driven vapor compression cycles. Final technical report

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6224362

Anand, D K

Since the vast majority of heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment employs the vapor compression cycle (VCC) the use of renewable energy represents a significant opportunity. As discussed in this report, it is clear that the use of photovoltaics (PV) to drive the VCC has more potential than any other active solar cooling approach. This potential exists due to improvements in not only the PV cells but VCC machinery and control algorithms. It is estimated that the combined improvements will result in reducing the PV cell requirements by as much as one half.

• Research Organization: TPI, Inc., Bethesda, MD (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-84SF11997
• OSTI ID: 6224362
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/11997-T1; ON: DE86001702
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140600* -- Solar Energy-- Photovoltaic Power Systems
AIR CONDITIONING
COOLING
COST
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MARKET
PERFORMANCE
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
POWER SUPPLIES
REFRIGERATION
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
USES
VAPOR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION CYCLE