Solar energy system performance evaluation: seasonal report for Solaron-Duffield, Duffield, Virginia

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

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5232317· OSTI ID:5232317

The Solaron Duffield Solar Energy System was designed to provide 51% of the space heating, and 49% of the domestic hot water (DHW) to a two story 1940 square foot area residence using air as the transport medium. The system consists of a 429 square foot collector array, a 265 cubic foot rock thermal storage bin, heat exchangers, an 80 gallon DHW preheat tank, pumps, blowers, controls, air ducting and associated plumbing. An air-to-liquid heat pump coupled with a 1000 gallon water storage tank provides for auxiliary space heating and can also be used for space cooling. A 52 gallon electric DHW tank using the solar preheated water provides domestic hot water to the residence. The solar system became operational July 1979, and modes of operation are described. (MHR)

• Research Organization: IBM Federal Systems Div., Huntsville, AL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: NASA; USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-76CS31037
• OSTI ID: 5232317
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/CR-161507
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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