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creators_name: Looi, K.K.
creators_name: Baheta, A.T.
creators_name: Habib, K.
title: Investigation of photovoltaic thermoelectric air-conditioning system for room application under tropical climate
ispublished: pub
keywords: Humidity control; Solar energy; Tropics, Ambient conditions; Cooling Capacity; Current levels; Dehumidification performance; Indoor temperature; Moisture removal; Test chambers; Tropical climates, Air conditioning
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abstract: Photovoltaic thermoelectric air-conditioning system (PT A/C) system could be a greater option compared to conventional A/C system as it is Freon-free and absence of moving parts. This study investigated the cooling and dehumidification performance of a PT A/C that is solely powered by solar energy under tropical climate conditions. The system is built with 9 pieces of thermoelectric to provide cooling for a test chamber of 3.6 m3 volume. The effect of input current on the system�s cooling and moisture removal rate were investigated and results showed that 5 A is the optimum current level, providing an average of 181 W cooling capacity and 0.14 ltr/hour of moisture removal rate at the given ambient conditions. During the operation, indoor temperature of the test chamber was 4 °C lower than the unconditioned chamber and 7.7 °C compared to the ambient temperature. Whereas the indoor relative humidity varies between 58~83 . Furthermore, for a 12 hours operation, the system consumes 1.45 kWh of energy, and delivered temperature between 23.8 to 27.8 ºC at 5 A. © 2020, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
date: 2020
publisher: Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85084457099&doi=10.1007%2fs12206-020-0441-8&partnerID=40&md5=47908e130b95b0cd90c6134aa880641f
id_number: 10.1007/s12206-020-0441-8
full_text_status: none
publication: Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
volume: 34
number: 5
pagerange: 2199-2205
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1738494X
citation:   Looi, K.K. and Baheta, A.T. and Habib, K.  (2020) Investigation of photovoltaic thermoelectric air-conditioning system for room application under tropical climate.  Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 34 (5).  pp. 2199-2205.  ISSN 1738494X