Final draft: IEA Task 1. Report on Subtask D, optimization of solar heating and cooling systems

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6216092· OSTI ID:6216092

Freeman, T L ^[1]

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1. ed.

A review of general techniques and specific methods useful in the optimization of solar heating and cooling systems is undertaken. A discussion of the state-of-the-art and the principal problems in both the simplified thermal performance analysis and economic analysis portions of the optimization problem are presented. Sample economic analyses are performed using several widely used economic criteria. The predicted thermal results of one typical, widely used simplified method is compared to detailed simulation results. A methodology for and the results of a sensitivity study of key economic parameters in the life cycle cost method are presented. Finally, a simple graphical optimization technique based on the life cycle cost method is proposed.

• Research Organization: Altas Corp., Santa Cruz, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-80CS30579
• OSTI ID: 6216092
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/30579-T1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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F-CHART
LIFE-CYCLE COST
PERFORMANCE
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
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