How AC works

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Air Conditioner working:

Air Conditioner (AC) work on Thermodynamics principles.

This article explains it in very layman language: https://aircondlounge.com/air-conditioner-working-principle-simple-explanation-with-diagram/

HVAC School: A channel on youtube devoted to HVAC workings. Very informative. Watching first few of them will give a very good idea: https://www.youtube.com/@HVACS

 

A detailed doc on basics of refrigeration cycle is in this pdf by copeland: Fundamentals of refrigeration

Here's a video that shows very neatly the internals of a mini split: => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATk1fx_N_qc

In a nutshell, this is what happens in an AC:

 

 

Here's an hand drawn diagram that summarizes it in 1 page:

AC Functions Diagram