Solar energy system performance evaluation - Seasonal Report for Seeco Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska

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

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5264028· OSTI ID:5264028

The SEECO Lincoln Solar Energy System was designed to provide 60 percent of the space heating for the 50 seat Hyde Memorial Observatory in Lincoln, Nebraska. The system consists of nine SEECO Mod 1 flat plate air collectors (481 square feet), a 347 cubic foot rock storage bin, blowers, controls and air ducting. An auxiliary natural gas furnace provides additional energy when the solar energy is not adequate to meet the space heating demand. The system has five modes of operation. System description, typical system operation, system operating sequence, performance assessment, system performance, subsystem performance (collector array, storage, space heating), operating energy, energy savings and maintenance are discussed.

• Research Organization: International Business Machines Corp., Huntsville, AL (USA). Federal Systems Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-76CS31037
• OSTI ID: 5264028
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/CR-161495
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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