Hybrid Solar-Electric Air-conditioning Compressors for Automobiles

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	Hybrid Solar-Electric Air-conditioning Compressors for Automobiles
	Wong, P. K.; Yang, Z. X.; Vong, C. M.; Ieong, P.
	2011-09-01
Source Publication	2011 New Technology Development and Collaboration Forum between Guangzhou-HongKong-Macau-Taiwan
Abstract	It is well accepted that energy saving technology shall be applied in industry products. In conventional automobiles, internal combustion engines drive the compressors of the air conditioning systems. While the electric vehicle has not been fully promoted and developed, this paper proposes a solar-powered hybrid electric compressor which can integrate with internal combustion engines for airconditioning systems of conventional vehicles. The solar-powered hybrid electric compressor is driven by a high efficiency electric motor, which is powered by two heavy-duty batteries. The electric power mainly comes from two energy sources. The first source is solar cells that convert solar energy into electric energy to charge the batteries. The second source comes from the internal combustion engine, while the engine is running, its alternator charges up the batteries. A passenger car has been selected to be a demonstration vehicle for this project. The solar-powered hybrid compressor technology is suitable for commercial vehicle retrofit, especially for taxis in Macau. While the taxi is waiting for its passengers, the driver can maintain air-conditioning without running the engine. Experimental results show that this technology can really reduce the engine emissions and fuel due to automotive air-conditioning systems.
Keyword	Solar power Hybrid air-conditioning compressor Green vehicle technology
Language	英語English
The Source to Article	PB_Publication
PUB ID	26828
Document Type	Conference paper
Collection	Faculty of Science and Technology
Corresponding Author	Wong, P. K.
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714	Wong, P. K.,Yang, Z. X.,Vong, C. M.,et al. Hybrid Solar-Electric Air-conditioning Compressors for Automobiles[C], 2011.
APA	Wong, P. K.., Yang, Z. X.., Vong, C. M.., & Ieong, P. (2011). Hybrid Solar-Electric Air-conditioning Compressors for Automobiles. 2011 New Technology Development and Collaboration Forum between Guangzhou-HongKong-Macau-Taiwan.

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