Solar energy system performance evaluation: seasonal report for IBM System 4 at Clinton, Mississippi

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5041110· OSTI ID:5041110

The IBM System 4 Solar Energy System was designed to provide 35 percent of the space heating and 62 percent of the domestic hot water (DHW) preheating for a single-family residence located within the United States. The system is a prepackaged unit called the Remote Solar Assembly which has been integrated into the heating and DHW system in a dormitory in Clinton, Mississippi. The system consists of 259 square feet of Solaron 2001 Series flat-plate-air collectors, a rock thermal storage containing 5 1/2 ton of rock, heat exchangers, blowers, a 52 gallon preheat tank, controls, and associated plumbing, two 30 gallon electric water heaters draw water from the preheat tank. A 20 kilowatt, duct mounted, electric heater supplies auxiliary energy. This system which has three modes of system operation was activated September, 1978. A system performance assessment is presented.

• Research Organization: IBM Federal Systems Div., Huntsville, AL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: NASA; USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-76CS31037
• OSTI ID: 5041110
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/CR-161509
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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