A new solar coupling regeneration method for liquid desiccant air-conditioning system

Abstract

A new solar coupling regeneration system is proposed in order to improve the reliability of solar desiccant regeneration system. The new system makes comprehensively use of the solar energy and can also be appropriate for energy-storage in a night operation mode when the electric power supply is at its valley. Comparison of the performance of the new system, the solar thermal regeneration system and the solar electrodialysis regeneration system are made and the influential factors of the performance of the new system are investigated. The results reveal that the new system will be more energy efficient than the solar thermal regeneration system and the solar electrodialysis regeneration system.

Keywords

liquid desiccant / regeneration / coupling regeneration / solar energy

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