From increasing energy efficiency to providing better temperature accuracy and greater control over home comfort, technology advances in HVAC have vastly transformed how we heat and cool our homes. Based on the innovations in the pipeline, it seems we've just scratched the surface of what HVAC technology really has to offer. Let's take a look at some of the future HVAC upgrades that will change home heating and cooling as we know it.
Thermal-Powered Air Conditioning
Chromasun, an Australian company, has recently implemented a thermally driven air conditioner. The system utilizes solar energy, with natural gas serving as a supplement. This makes it highly efficient. But that's not all. Its double-chiller design has greater cooling power than any existing AC system and can eliminate electricity costs.
Dual-Fuel Heat Pump
The system is a combination of a gas furnace and an electric heat pump. The concept is based on the argument that heat pumps usually provide maximum comfort and efficiency when combining fuel sources.
This heat pump uses gas heat at low temperatures and switches to electricity at temperatures higher than 35 degrees. Its initial costs are higher than those of a conventional system. However, the money you can save over several years makes it worth the extra cost — and a valuable one of many future HVAC upgrades.
Ice-Powered AC System
A California-based company called Ice Energy has designed the Ice Bear, an ice-powered air conditioner. The unit freezeswater overnight and then uses the ice to cool a building the next day. Currently, the system can only provide cooling for a maximum of six hours.
The Ice Bear doesn't have enough capacity to cool your home on its own. Nevertheless, its technology is quite impressive and will undoubtedly be an excellent system for your home when it's improved to provide cooling for significantly longer periods. Yet another impressive one of the future HVAC upgrades.
Based on these potential future HVAC upgrades, it's clear to see that continued innovation in HVAC technology will cause an unprecedented increase in energy efficiency while decreasing the need for reliance on environmentally harmful heating and cooling methods. For information on the high-tech HVAC solutions that you can use now, contact Air Assurance. We've proudly served residents in the Broken Arrow area with a variety of HVAC services since 1985.