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Solar cooling is the use of solar thermal energy or solar electricity to power a cooling appliance.
Solar cooling is the use of solar thermal [[energy]] or solar [[electricity]] to power a cooling appliance.
There are five different approaches to solar cooling:
There are five different approaches to solar cooling:
*absorption cooling, which can use solar thermal energy to vaporize the refrigerant;
*absorption cooling, which can use solar thermal [[energy]] to vaporize the refrigerant;
*desiccant cooling, which can use solar thermal energy to regenerate (dry) the desiccant;
*desiccant cooling, which can use solar thermal [[energy]] to regenerate (dry) the desiccant;
*vapor compression cooling, which can use solar thermal energy to operate a Rankine-cycle heat engine;
*vapor compression cooling, which can use solar thermal [[energy]] to operate a Rankine-cycle heat engine;
*evaporative coolers ("swamp" coolers);
*evaporative coolers ("swamp" coolers);
*heat-pumps and air conditioners that can by powered by solar photovoltaic systems.
*heat-pumps and air conditioners that can by powered by solar photovoltaic systems.
[[category:energy]]
[[category:energy]]