Solar Energy System Performance Evaluation, October 1980-August 1981

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5247304· OSTI ID:5247304

Wetzel, Paul E. ^[1]

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1. Automation Industries, Inc., Silver Spring, MD (United States)

The solar site is an Animal Quarantine Center in Upton, New York, using 2,484 ft² of flat-plate collectors and 5300 gallons of solar hot water storage located outside and above ground. The system was designed to provide 20% of the annual heating load and 100% of the annual domestic hot water load. The solar system actually provided 5% of the total system load. Many control and mechanical malfunctions contributed to the poor performance. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Automation Industries, Inc., Silver Spring, MD (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79CS30027
• OSTI ID: 5247304
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/2046-81/14; ON: DE82008327
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
ANIMAL SHELTERS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
FAILURES
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR FRACTION
TANKS
WATER
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SHELTERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
WATER HEATERS
WATER HEATING
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