Sensitivity Analysis to Optimize a Solar Absorption Cooling System

In the last two decades, the prospect of a free cooling technologies possibilities led to several experimental and theoretical investigations by researchers. Nowadays, low temperature solar thermal systems coupled with sorption machines are the most commercialized solution available to face the cooling demand. Solar heating and cooling systems are currently available on the market and there are a hundred installations worldwide. The next challenge for this technology is to guarantee the performance of any solar cooling plant in the future. This paper aims at presenting the results of the optimisation of a solar cooling plant. This work is part of the French National Research Agency project (MEGAPICS n ANR-09-HABISOL-007). Parameters, which have a significant effect on power production, are identified. Then simulations are carried out to evaluate the power increase according to an optimised configuration.