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Understanding the nature and mechanisms of solar air conditioners is important especially if you are slowly being convinced into buying one.
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An Understanding of Solar Air Conditioners
Understanding the nature and mechanisms of solar air conditioners is important especially if you are
slowly being convinced into buying one. The hot summer days are very unbearable, thanks to the
combined powers of global warming and erratic climate change. During these hot and arid days, the air
conditioner at home usually takes a huge chunk of our electricity bill. Air con units can be left open the
whole day especially if even at night the air still feels dense and warm. Since air con units are used
during summer, and the summer season is when the sun’s energy is very much felt, why not use the
energy emanating from the sun to our cooling advantage?
If you are currently finding yourself in the market for a solar air con, it is already assumed that you have
a solar power energy system such as solar panels running inside your home already. If you still do not
have a solar panel installed at the top of your roof, now is the perfect time to have one especially since
majority of the electric energy that will be used to feed your solar aircon will be generated from the solar
energy gathered in the panels. Utilising solar energy in your home can definitely produce significant and
positive changes to your electric consumption even if the air conditioning has to be powered on for more
than 12 hours in a day.
Even without a solar air conditioner installed yet, having solar panels that can electrically assist your
regular air conditioning unit can help you save at least 20% from your normal electricity bill. If you do
want to proceed with an air con that is solar powered, it might require you to have a separate solar
energy collector aside from the solar panels that you already have installed in your home. Sun energies
gathered from the separate solar collectors will be used solely for the operation of your solar cooling unit.
Aside from homes, this kind of alternative to conventional air conditioning also works in commercial
settings with wider floor spaces and rooms that need to be cooled round the clock. For adsorbent air
conditioning units, the use of desiccants can also help conserve electrical energy. Adsorption is a process
wherein desiccants are used in order to add to the cooling effect of water molecules. Desiccants such as
silica gels are relatively expensive, but government rebates on the use of solar energy can help balance
out the costs. Even with solar air conditioners installed inside your home, it will be even more helpful if
you follow passive solar air conditioning measures inside your home.
Did you know that your choice of curtains, blinds, and awnings have a great impact to your home’s
insulation? Choose heavy drape materials in equally heavy colours to slow down the rate of heat
transferring inside your home and to prevent further unwanted heat from entering to the different
sections of the house. That way, you can slowly decrease your dependence towards your conventional
and solar air con units.
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