Studying the performance of refrigeration units powered by solar panel

Abstract EN

An experimental study was conducted to determine the performance of a solar electric refrigeration system.

The system contained flat photovoltaic solar panel which absorbs the solar energy and convert it to electrical energy, used to run the refrigeration cycle.

Two refrigeration cycles with electrical solar panel were used over a period of 12 months, the first one with classical parts known in refrigeration cycle, while the second one introduced heat exchanger which improves the coefficient of performance by saving the consumed energy.

The coefficient of performance of these refrigeration cycles with compressor efficiency 85 % are 2.102 and 2.57 respectively.

The overall efficiency of the two systems are 18.9 % and 23.13 %.