Solar window and solar wall for cooling an environment

A window configured to cool an environment adjacent to the window comprising:

• first and second panes disposed opposite from one another;
• a frame coupled to the first and the second panes to form an air gap between the first pane, the second pane, and the frame;
• first and second reflective coatings respectively disposed on first surfaces of the first and the second panes, wherein the first surfaces face the air gap, and the reflective coatings are configured to reflect infrared radiation into the air gap to generate heated air in the air gap;
• first and second antireflective coatings respectively disposed on second surfaces of the first and the second panes, wherein the second surfaces face away from the air gap, and the antireflective coatings are configured to transmit visible light and infrared radiation into the air gap;
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• an adsorption-cooling system configured to collect heat from the air gap to cool air in an environment adjacent to the second pane, wherein the adsorption-cooling system includes a first adsorption-desorption chamber and a second adsorption-desorption chamber, and the first and the second adsorption-desorption chambers are configured to operate a cooling cycle temporally out of phase with each another.

A wall configured to cool an environment adjacent to the wall comprising:

• a pane configured to receive radiation;
• a wall disposed adjacent to the pane;
• a frame coupled to the pane and the wall to form an air gap between the pane, the wall, and the frame;
• a reflective coating disposed on a first surface of the pane, wherein the first surface faces the air gap, and the reflective coating is configured to reflect infrared radiation into the air gap to generate heated air in the air gap;
• an antireflective coating disposed on second surfaces of the pane, wherein the second surface faces away from the air gap, and the antireflective coating is configured to transmit visible light and infrared radiation into the air gap;
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• an adsorption-cooling system configured to collect heat from the air gap to cool air in an environment adjacent to the wall.