Solar adsorption air conditioning system (SADCS) is an excellent alternative to the conventional vapour compression system (VCS). SADCS has advantages over VCS system notably that it is a green cooling technology that utilizes solar energy to drive the adsorption/desorption cycle, using pure water as a green HFC-free refrigerant, mechanically simple and can be operated without moving parts other than the magnetic valves. In the last decade, several developments and innovations have been achieved in the field of SADCS research. However, further research is needed to bring this technology to practical level. Hence, this paper first discusses the literature survey that adds insights into the research of SADCS technologies with emphasis placed on the practical research that has been conducted at lab-scale and commercial level. Then, the potential of SADCS for cooling applications of an office building in tropical climate is discussed using simulation in TRNSYS. From the simulation we found that the solar fraction of the SADCS system is as high as 63 %, with the temperature and the relative humidity of an office space can reach an average of 20 °C and 60 % respectively, which are within the range of the thermal comfort level for the occupants.

太阳能吸附空调系统 (SADCS) 是传统蒸汽压缩系统 (VCS) 的绝佳替代品。SADCS 与 VCS 系统相比具有明显优势，它是一种利用太阳能驱动吸附/解吸循环的绿色冷却技术，使用纯水作为绿色不含 HFC 的制冷剂，机械简单，除磁性外无需其他活动部件即可运行。阀门。在过去十年中，SADCS 研究领域取得了多项发展和创新。但是，需要进一步研究才能将这项技术推向实用水平。因此，本文首先讨论了文献调查，这些调查增加了对 SADCS 技术研究的见解，重点是在实验室规模和商业水平上进行的实践研究。然后，使用 TRNSYS 中的模拟讨论了 SADCS 在热带气候下办公楼制冷应用的潜力。通过模拟我们发现SADCS系统的太阳能占比高达63%，办公空间的平均温度和相对湿度分别可以达到20°C和60%，均在居住者的热舒适度。