The trade-off between collector area, storage volume, and building conservation in annual storage solar heating systems / Sanford Sillman.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Sillman, Sanford

Contributor:

Solar Energy Research Institute

United States. Department of Energy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solar heating--Computer simulation.

Solar heating.

Energy storage.

Solar collectors.

Solar energy--Research.

Solar energy.

solar collectors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 115 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Golden, CO : Solar Energy Research Institute, [1981]

Summary:

The objective was to develop a comprehensive understanding of the performance of active solar heating systems with intermediate and annual-cycle storage. A daily-step computer simulation was used to determine the performance of solar heating systems as collector and storage size was varied. Simulations were performed for systems in four cities in the U.S.: Boston, MA; Medford, OR; Bismarck, ND; and Albuquerque, NM. The study assumed various building load types and includes both flat-plate and evacuated-tube collectors at different tilt angles, and single-tank and two-tank systems. A unique feature of this study was the investigation of systems used to provide backup heat for passive solar and energy-conserving buildings and to meet standard building loads.

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (NREL, viewed Jan. 19, 2011).

"March 1981."

Includes bibliographical references.

"SERI/TR-721-907."

Other Format:

Print version: Sillman, Sanford. Trade-off between collector area, storage volume, and building conservation in annual storage solar heating systems.

OCLC:

697617427