Huadian Technology ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (11): 40-48.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-1951.2021.11.005

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Progresses and applications of solar air conditioning and heat pump technologies

CHEN Erjian(), JIA Teng, YAO Jian, DAI Yanjun*()   

  1. Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200240,China
  • Received:2021-08-25 Revised:2021-09-03 Online:2021-11-25 Published:2021-11-16
  • Contact: DAI Yanjun E-mail:ejchen@sjtu.edu.cn;yjdai@sjtu.edu.cn

Abstract:

The increasing energy consumption by buildings runs counter to the goal of carbon neutrality and carbon peaking.Consequently,it is imperative to reduce building energy consumption through new energy-saving technologies.Solar air conditioning and heat pump technologies integrating solar power and energy supply for buildings provide a potential development path to large-scale application of solar energy.They can be subdivided into heating and cooling technologies driven by solar energy or photovoltaic power.The main technical routs of solar air conditioning and heat pump technologies are enumerated,including thermally driven absorption cooling /heating pumps,adsorption cooling,desiccant air conditioning,air conditioners driven by electricity and PV power,direct expansion heat pumps and photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) heat pumps.The progresses of the related technologies are also briefly introduced.The solar air conditioning and heat pump technologies have made progress in improving energy efficiency,broadening the driven temperature range and enhancing environmental adaptability.Considering the energy demand of buildings,the technologies can advance the energy supply diversity and promote the green transformation of building energy.

Key words: carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, solar air conditioning, solar heat pump, absorption cycle, desiccant air conditioning, PVT heat pump

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