Modular Water-Cooled Aftermarket Upgrade to an Existing Air Conditioner

摘要

A system and method for a hybrid air conditioning system are provided. The system includes an outside heat exchanger of an independent air conditioning unit, an evaporative cooler cabinet partially surrounding and coupled in serial flow communication with the outside heat exchanger, the evaporative cooler cabinet including one or more evaporative cooling panels, an exhaust fan configured to draw a flow of ambient air through the outside heat exchanger and the one or more evaporative cooling panels, and a water supply configured to supply water to the one or more evaporative cooling panels while the exhaust fan is operating.