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| SolCool's hybrid solar chiller – a solar air conditioning system that uses a combination of 12V solar/back-up battery energy and 110-volt power. The unit can continue operation under the assistance of solar energy and back-up battery reserve for hours during power outages.
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The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) defines air conditioning as "The process of treating air so as to control simultaneously its temperature, humidity, cleanliness, and distribution to meet the requirements of the conditioned space."
Conventional air conditioners work on the same principle and use the same basic components as a refrigerator. A refrigerator uses electrical energy to transfer heat from the cool interior of the refrigerator to the relatively warm surroundings of a; likewise, an air conditioner uses electrical energy to transfer heat from the interior of a home to the relatively warm outside environment.
A more environmentally-friendly form of air conditioning is solar cooling, which utilizes excess solar energy to cool buildings at the hottest times of day.
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• COOLING, REFRIGERATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING
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