Solar air con unit

kiplet · Post by **kiplet** » Wed 06 Aug 2014 5:39 am

Has anyone yet purchased a solar air con unit ? Looking for feedback . Cheers

CatalkoyChris · Post by **CatalkoyChris** » Wed 06 Aug 2014 12:39 pm

Would also like to know about these... btt

kiplet · Post by **kiplet** » Thu 07 Aug 2014 8:20 am

Not very popular then !!

TRNCVaughan · Post by **TRNCVaughan** » Thu 07 Aug 2014 8:57 am

As someone who has a knowledge of air con, I can only imagine that solar powered air con is a normal mains powered unit connected to a solar array and inverter. This might be an option for an off-grid application, but poses the question about using the air con at night. It would be a big battery that could maintain power to the air con all night.

I could have got the wrong end of the stick here and stand to be corrected.

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Thu 07 Aug 2014 1:04 pm

Everything that you (N)ever wanted to know about Solar Air Conditioning: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_air_conditioning

Groucho · Post by **Groucho** » Fri 08 Aug 2014 10:33 am

Keithcaley wrote:Everything that you (N)ever wanted to know about Solar Air Conditioning: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_air_conditioning

You are right... I didn't want to know that!
Actually quite interesting.. I guess the next large push in tech will make it all worthwhile but at present the figures just don't stack up for me....