Operation and Performance Assessment of a Hybrid Solar Heating and Cooling System for Different Configurations and Climatic Conditions

Energy needs of air conditioning systems are constantly growing worldwide, due to climate change and standards buildings. Among the possible systems, solar heating cooling based on reversible heat pumps thermally driven chillers a viable option for ensuring space different users. The high installation costs limit their diffusion, however, under specific circumstances (climate, type building, user, etc.), investment in this technology can be profitable long term. presented paper describes an energy-economic assessment system integrating dish concentrator with thermal collectors coupled pump absorption or adsorption chiller. integrated household building is developed dynamically simulated Transient System Simulation (TRNSYS) environment –adoption chiller, use auxiliary energy drive sorption chillers, locality. results show that demand Cracow matched by energy, range between 49.0 97.6%, while Naples provided from 46.1 99.1% depending adopted chiller natural gas boiler. proposed not case Cracow, since Simple Pay Back period about 20 years achieved. Conversely, Naples, same index achieves value 8 12 showing may solution installation.