What Is Air Conditioner?
Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C or AC, is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior environment (sometimes referred to as ‘comfort cooling’) and in some cases also strictly controlling the humidity of internal air.
Air conditioning can be achieved using a mechanical ‘air conditioner’ or alternatively a variety of other methods, including passive cooling and ventilative cooling.
Air conditioning is a member of a family of systems and techniques that provide heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
Heat pumps are similar in many ways to air conditioners, but use a reversing valve to allow then to both heat and also cool an enclosed space.
Air conditioners, which typically use vapor-compression refrigeration, range in size from small units used within vehicles or single rooms to massive units that can cool large buildings.
Air source heat pumps, which can be used for heating as well as cooling, are becoming increasingly common in cooler climates.
Types of the air conditioning system
Below are the various types of air conditioning system available in our modern world:
Central Air Conditioning:
The central conditioning is the most common type of cooling system. It’s preferably used in larger homes because of its efficient cooling. the conditioning system circulates cool air through supply and returns ducts.
The supply ducts and registers are located on the wall or floors of the house supplying the air inside. Once the air becomes warm, it circulates back into the supply ducts and registers when it will be transferred back to the air conditioner.
Installing these types of air conditioning system requires deep thinking, planning and preparation. The sizing is crucial to the functionality of the system, installing a system that’s of the wrong size, even if efficient, the utility costs will be more than it should be.
Ductless, Mini-Split Air Conditioner:
The ductless, mini-split air conditioning system are also common but it’s modified with new parts. Just like the central conditioning type, these systems have an indoor handling unit and an outdoor compressor/condenser.
These types of air conditioning system are effective in cooling individual room because the system can as many as four indoor handling units. The handling unit is connected to the outdoor unit. Also, each handling unit has its own thermostat, which allows each of them to work at a different temperature. A particular part can be cooled in the system.
Window Air Conditioner:
A window air conditioner is a compact unit, ideal for cooling one particular room. The system is also known as a “unitary unit”, it’s installed in the window of a room. In its working, warm air is sent out through the back of the conditioning system and blows cool air through the front part. It’s perfect for those who secure small spaces and won’t be perfect for larger homes as it doesn’t cool effectively in such kind of environment.
Portable Air Conditioner:
These types of air conditioning system are specified as next-generation window unit cooling system. It takes air from the room and cools it then send it back into the room. It also vents warm air from outside, through an exhaust hose that’s installed in a window.
Just like the window air conditioning units, these types of system are also designed to cool only one room. They’re affordable, versatile, and also easy to install. Its portability makes it even more ideal.
Geothermal Heating and Cooling:
The geothermal energy is sustainable, energy-efficient, and has a long lifespan. These cooling and heating process is possible because the ground temperature always remains 55 degrees. It does not change no matter how hot or cold the temperature is. Geothermal technology extracts heat from the ground and uses it inside the house. The system contains a geothermal coil (loops or wells) installed deep into the ground, it’s what cool and heat the house and then distribute it back into the ground.
Hybrid Air Conditioners:
Hybrid air conditioners are heat pump system powered either by burning fossil fuels or electricity. Manufacturers intelligently choose a suitable source of energy in order to save money and energy.
The system works as it will normally do in the summer by pulling heat from the indoor and distribute it outdoor. It works reverse in the winter by pulling heat from the outside to discharge it into the house.
The hybrid pump system works with the second law of thermodynamics, which stated that heat gets transferred from hot object to a cold object. So, when the refrigerant drops below the outside temperature, the heat obtains the outside environment is transferred to the system heat pump’s coils and into the refrigerant. The extracted heat is what turns into warm, conditioned air for the room.
Below are the list of Air Conditions and thier Prices In Ghana:
Protech Split 2.5HP Air Conditioner Wall Mount
CHIGO 1.5HP R410 Gas -2 Star Split Air Conditioner
Gree 1.5HP AC R410 Gas BTU12000 ( Air conditioners )