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, Respective principles of liquid sorption chillers (A), solid sorption chillers (B), and desiccant-wheel chillers (C) FPTC: flat-plate thermal collector; HS: hot storage; CS: cold storage; D: desorber (generator); C: condenser; E: evaporator, A: absorber; CT: cooling tower; AHU: cold distribution circuit; GHE: ground heat exchanger; EC: evaporative cooler, Figure, vol.3

, HEW: heat-exchange wheel. Heat can be rejected via a cooling tower, via a ground heat-exchanger, or via both like for the Climsol unit. For solid sorption, there can be one absorber/desorber for 24-hour long cycles (unit Climsol), or two for short cycles, DW: desiccant wheel