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SOLAR POWERING OF HIGH EFFICIENCY ABSORPTION CHILLER

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/840264· OSTI ID:840264
This is the Final Report for two solar cooling projects under this Cooperative Agreement. The first solar cooling project is a roof-integrated solar cooling and heating system, called the Power Roof{trademark}, which began operation in Raleigh, North Carolina in late July 2002. This system provides 176 kW (50 ton) of solar-driven space cooling using a unique nonimaging concentrating solar collector. The measured performance of the system during its first months of operation is reported here, along with a description of the design and operation of this system. The second solar cooling system, with a 20-ton capacity, is being retrofit to a commercial office building in Charleston, South Carolina but has not yet been completed.
Research Organization:
SOLAR COOLING, LLC (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-96GO10105
OSTI ID:
840264
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English