Test results from TIPSE (testing and inspection program for solar equipment)

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5283334

Trenschel, D; Goetze, P L

Efficiencies of 183 solar collectors from 77 manufacturers participating in the California Energy Commission's Testing and Inspection Program for Solar Equipment (TIPSE) are summarized. The energy ratings listed can be used to help determine the energy delivered by the collector per dollar invested in the collector. Certification means that manufacturers have had their products tested by independent laboratories accredited by the Energy Commission. The Commission uses this test information and a standard rating method to provide reliable and comparative information on solar collector performance. The efficiencies listed range from 25 to 55% for medium temperature applications and 50 to 75% under low temperature operating conditions. Information is also provided on the materials used in collector construction, and the type of warranty offered by the manufacturer.

• Research Organization: California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, Sacramento (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5283334
• Report Number(s): P-500-80-056; ON: DE82903228
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
141000* -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
CERTIFICATION
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
COVERINGS
EFFICIENCY
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
FLUIDS
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
INSPECTION
LABORATORIES
MANUFACTURERS
MATERIALS
SOLAR ABSORBERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TESTING
THERMAL INSULATION
WARRANTIES