Solar energy system performance evaluation: seasonal report for IBM System 3, Glendo, Wyoming

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5196998· OSTI ID:5196998

The IBM System 3 Solar Energy System was designed by the Federal Systems Division of IBM in Huntsville, Alabama to provide 46% of the space heating and 80% of the domestic hot water (DHW) for a 1078 square foot retrofit of an existing building used as a residence at the Glendo Reservoir State Park Ranger Station. The system consists of fourteen Sunworks Model LA1001A flat plate liquid collectors (294 square feet), a 1000 gallon hot water storage tank, a 65 gallon electric domestic hot water tank, pumps, heat exchangers, controls, and associated plumbing. Water is the heat transfer medium for this closed volume, passive drain down system. A gas furnace is used for auxiliary space heating energy. The system which became operational in October 1978 has five modes of operation. Performance data for the year of 1979 are presented and assessed.

• Research Organization: International Business Machines Corp., Huntsville, AL (USA). Federal Systems Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: NASA; USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-76CS31037
• OSTI ID: 5196998
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/CR-161520
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
DATA
DATA FORMS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
DRAIN-DOWN SYSTEMS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
GRAPHS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING LOAD
HEATING SYSTEMS
INFORMATION
MAINTENANCE
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RETROFITTING
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
TABLES
TANKS
USA
WATER HEATERS
WYOMING