With sharprisingglobalenergydemandposingarapiddevelopmentinsustainablecoolingsystemsis
required.Hybridadsorptioncoolingcycleisconsideredasoneofthesustainablecoolingsystems.
The presentstudyintroducesasurveyofhybridadsorptioncoolingsystemsinordertostandonitsfact
and clarifythefuturetrend.Thesurveysectionedthehybridadsorptionsystemsintothreesections;
(i)assistedtechnology,(ii)application,and(iii)heatsourcetype.Thehybridsystemwhichusesvapor
compressionwithadsorptionemployingactivatedcarbon/CO2 pair wasfoundtohavethehighestvalueof
thecoefficientofperformance(COP).Onthecontrary,vaporcompression-hybridcoolingsystemusing
activatedcarbon/R134aastheadsorbent/refrigerantpairhasthelowestCOPvalueandsubstantialresearch
developmentanddemonstration(RD&D)isrequiredtomeettheglobalchallengeofenergyconservation.