Solar Energy System Performance Evaluation: seasonal report for Wormser, Columbia, South Carolina
The Wormser Solar Energy System located in a four unit townhouse apartment (5400 square feet) in Columbia, South Carolina was designed to provide 50% of the hot water and 70% of the space heating by the Wormser Scientific Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut. The Solar Energy System consists of 266 ft/sup 2/ of pyramidal optics, flat-plate liquid collectors, a solar window area of 1152 ft/sup 2/, a 2500 gallon thermal water storage tank, an energy transport system (water), heat exchangers, pumps, controls and four domestic hot water (DHW) tanks. Electrical elements in each domestic hot water tank provide necessary auxiliary energy for hot water. Four multifunctional heat pumps, supplied with solar heated water provide space heating energy to the apartments, collector freeze protection is provided through the location of the collectors inside the attic. The system with six modes of operation became oprational in February 1978. The following topics are discussed: system description, performance assessment, operating energy, energy savings, maintenance, summary and conclusions.
- Research Organization:
- IBM Federal Systems Div., Huntsville, AL (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI01-76CS31037
- OSTI ID:
- 5146168
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NASA/CR-161546
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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