Solar Cooling in the Ecuadorian Contexts

MARIA A. SANCHEZ DEL HIERRO; JAIRO ACUÑA; TANNYA K. PICO; CZAJKOWSKI, JORGE DANIEL

First International Conference on Urban Physics

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador

Lugar: Quito; Año: 2017; p. 301 - 315

Ecuador presents four specific climates. Coast, Andes, Amazonia and Galapagos. This paper discusses the interest of solar cooling systems implementation in each case. The hot and humid climate ofthe Coast and Amazonia is similar to other tropical and equatorial climates where these techniques have been tested and described widely. Besides, the Andean climate of Quito (2800 meters above the sea level) and the very constrained conditions of Galapagos Islands are not yet well documented. This paper sets some guidelines forfurthest research in the Ecuadorian contexts.