[757labs] air conditioner

[Steve Nelson]

Can anyone tell me if this is a crazy idea or not?

Would it be possible to replace the compressor in an air conditioner with a
fresnel lens? Instead of heating the freon by increasing the pressure, just
directly heat the freon with sunlight through a fresnel lens. The volume
would stay the same, but the temperature would increase. Then run the hot
freon through an expansion valve increasing the volume thus decreasing the
temperature. Would that work?

Steve
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