Solar atrium: a hybrid solar heating and cooling system. Technical progress report No. 10, 19 December 1979-19 March 1980

Technical Report · Thu Jun 19 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5232344

Ueland, M

A program of applied research has been developed for the design, construction and monitoring of an innovative concept of solar heating and cooling called solar atrium. The solar atrium concept is adaptable to residences and smaller commercial and institutional buildings. It is designed to be constructed of materials and equipment that are economical and readily available. Cost-effectiveness of installation and operation is a primary design objective. The solar atrium is a further development of efforts begun in the 1930's and 1940's to design houses that would obtain a major portion of their heating from the sun. The early solar house experiments proved the benefits of large glazed areas for trapping solar energy. However, they were not equipped to collect and store surplus solar energy, nor were they equipped to control heat losses through glass areas at night or during cloudy days. The solar atrium incorporates the large glass areas of the earlier houses and adds facilities for heat storage and control of heat losses through glass. Progress and plans are outlined.

• Research Organization: Ueland and Junker, Architects and Planners, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-77CS34135
• OSTI ID: 5232344
• Report Number(s): DOE/EG/34135-10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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