It is important to decrease the energy cost of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)
systems without compromising indoor air quality and comfort conditions due to the rising …

Rotary desiccant air conditioning system, which combines the technologies of desiccant
dehumidification and evaporative cooling, is advantageous in being free from CFCs, using …

This paper presents a literature review on the recent research progress in liquid desiccant
dehumidification and air conditioning systems. The physical features of various liquid …

In Europe, the building energy demand is about 40% of the total energy requirement. In
order to obtain significant energy saving in this sector, the European Energy Performance …

Facing the climate change is a common priority, due to ethical issues related to general
concept of sustainability and livable future for the next generations. Moreover, ethical aims …

Desiccant dehumidification system is an alternate option against conventional
dehumidification system in hot and humid climates. Conventional dehumidification systems …

Suitability of the solid desiccant cooling to supplement the conventional vapor compression
refrigeration air conditioner has been studied for typical hot and humid climate. A solid …

In recent years, great attention, both in research and application fields, has been focused on
the transition from centralized to decentralized (or Distributed Generation, DG) energy …

Generally, conventional controllers for comfort are designed by using on/off control or
proportional-integral (PI) control, with little consideration of energy consumption of the …

In this paper a theoretical model of a concentrating photovoltaic thermal (CPV/T) system is
presented in order to size it and to evaluate its thermal and electrical performance when it is …