Energy efficient air conditioner

An air conditioner, comprising:

• a housing consisting of first and second longitudinally opposed ends, first and second air inlets and a first air outlet formed through the first end of the housing, a second air outlet formed through the second end of the housing, and first and second separate and distinct chambers defined within the housing, the first chamber being in open fluid communication with the first air inlet and the first air outlet, the second chamber being in open fluid communication with the second air inlet and the second air outlet, wherein the housing has an upper wall and a lower wall, first and second internal walls mounted within the housing, the upper wall of the housing, the first internal wall, the second internal wall and the second end of the housing defining a U-shaped first chamber, and the lower wall of the housing and the second internal wall defining the second chamber;
• a compressor housed within the second chamber;
• a condenser coil housed within the second chamber, the condenser coil being in fluid communication with the compressor;
• an evaporator coil housed within the first chamber, the evaporator coil being in fluid communication with the condenser coil and the compressor such that a volume of refrigerant is recirculated through the evaporator coil, the compressor and the condenser coil;
• a first fan housed within the first chamber for driving ambient air to enter the first air inlet and be cooled by passing over the evaporator coil to produce a stream of cooled air, the first fan further driving the stream of cooled air to exit the housing through the first air outlet;
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• a second fan housed within the second chamber for driving a portion of the stream of cooled air to enter the second air inlet to pass over the condenser coil, the portion of the stream of cooled air being heated through heat exchange with the condenser coil to produce a stream of heated exhaust, the second fan further driving the stream of heated exhaust to exit the housing through the second air outlet.