Dynamic modelling of a ground-coupled solar ejector cooling system

ABSTRACT

This work presents a solar-driven air conditioning system based on ejector technology with closed-loop vertical geothermal boreholes. Modeling and simulation are carried out using Dymola software for dynamic transient analysis, with the refrigerant R134a. Condenser temperature regulation produces a 267% improvement of performance compared to a solar-only configuration. Solar fraction increases with increasing solar collector area, which benefits the system up to the limit of 27 m² for a cooling load of 9 kW. The reservoir volume ensuring high solar fraction is 14 m³. Optimal generator saturation temperature ensures a seasonal coefficient of performance value of 0.772 and a maximum overall efficiency of 39%. When the system encounters deviations from the optimum set point, the overall efficiency becomes 37.4%.

KEYWORDS:

• Renewable energy
• air conditioning
• ejector cooling
• evacuated tube solar collector
• geothermal borehole
• dynamic modelling

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).