Building a portable air conditioner for a space station was very interesting and fun.
The air conditioner had to have many special perks that would make it completely unique from any other air conditioner ever made. This a/c unit had to have a commercial air conditioning system inside of it, yet it had to be small. it also had to have quality HVAC equipment inside of it so it wouldn’t malfunction during the ship’s trip. The air conditioner also had to have a robotic system in it so it could navigate the ship on its own. We did this by connecting the air conditioner with a smart thermostat that could navigate it through the entire ship. We made sure we had the best air filters, coolant, and quality HVAC equipment so that the air conditioner would not have any malfunctions or major spoilers since there would be no HVAC technician or cooling expert on board the ship. We did, however, have the four crew-mates go through a basic HVAC technician class so they wouldn’t be completely lost if the commercial air conditioner had a malfunction or needed its air filter cleaned. After many weeks, the commercial air conditioner was ready to be installed along with the smart thermostat. Installing an a/c unit and a smart thermostat into a space ship was very difficult, but very educational at the same time. Being an HVAC technician has given me many unique opportunities to build shading air conditioners and heating systems that otherwise I would have never gotten to build in my life.