What is air conditioning?

Air conditioning (often referred to as AC, A/C or air con) is a system used to cool down
the temperature in an inside space by removing the existing heat and moisture from the
room.

Essentially, they work by taking warm air into a system and dispersing cold air, but there
is much more to this process.

During the home air conditioning process, a fluid (normally water or air) is cooled by the
evaporation of another fluid, called the refrigerant. Your air conditioner quickly converts
gas into a liquid and back again using chemicals that remove the warm air from inside
your home. It then gets disposed of outside. In simple terms, an air conditioning system
controls the temperature, humidity and air quality in indoor spaces.

While the basic concept behind air conditioning has been around since the ancient
Egyptian times, the very first modern air conditioning unit was invented back in 1902 by
Willis Carrier in response to an air quality problem by a New York publishing company.

The invention not only controls the temperature, but also the humidity of a space,
cooling the air by flowing it over cold coils, allowing them to control the moisture in the
air. Shortly after, air conditioning was introduced to cars and also to improve home
comfort. Over the years, the sales of air conditioning units increased dramatically as a
result of consumer needs.