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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Solar cooling Solar cooling The term 'Solar cooling' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' The use of solar thermal energy or solar electricity to power a cooling appliance. There are five basic types of solar cooling technologies absorption cooling, which can use solar thermal energy to vaporize the refrigerant; desiccant cooling, which can use solar thermal energy to regenerate(dry) the desiccant; vapor compression cooling, which can use solar thermal energy to operate a Rankine-cycle heat engine; and evaporative coolers ('swamp' coolers), and heat-pumps and air conditioners that canby powered by solar photovoltaic systems'. Previous 5 Terms: Soil subsidence Soil survey Soil-cement bedding solar backscatter ultraviolet radiometer (SBUV) Solar constant Next 5 Terms: Solar Coordinates solar cycle Solar declination Solar energy solar maximum About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.