Solar Powered Evaporative Cooler
This air is 30 degrees cooler as it re enters the.
Solar powered evaporative cooler. We power the solar air conditioner with a tracking solar p. Power in watts is given by multiplying the current in amps by the voltage in volts. Calculate how much power the solar panels will need to provide to the cooler. Check the outside of the cooler for a label that tells the measurement of electrical current in amps that the unit uses.
I was given a design challenge by the residents of foot rot flats build an air conditioner that requires no mains power and no piped water. As the water evaporates from the wet pads the heat is removed and cool air is the new product. Being familiar with evaporative coolers and living in an area with a dry climate i made a solar cooler using easily purchased parts to cool our 1600 square foot home. 8 000 btu s of cooling is produced for each gallon of water evaporated.
An evaporative cooler s purpose is to cool the air. I used an existing evaporative cooler since all the important components were already there. A fan pulls hot air into the pads which leaves the other side as cool air. Disconnect the swamp cooler from the main electric supply.
This is a solar air conditioner that won t drain energy from your solar power system. Solar powered air conditioner. After a bit of thinking i decide to have a go at a solar powered evaporative cooler and it worked so well i. Inside the cooler there are wet pads that are similar to a sponge.