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Title: Design approaches: 6 ways to let the sun shine in

Abstract

Six solar house designs incorporating passive or active components in Oregon are reviewed. The first house has an active system of 460 ft/sup 2/ of air collectors and rock bin storage supplying 30-40% of the heating requirements. The second example incorporates a solar greenhouse and a Trombe wall with a design capacity of 10-15% of the heating load. Two other passive houses collect and store heat through south facing glass and thermal mass and incorporated overhangs for summer shading. A commercially installed active heating system utilizing eutectic salts supplies 60% or more of the heating load, a wood stove is capable of heating domestic hot water. A commercially installed active solar water system incorporating 32 flat plate collectors, heat exchangers, and conventional heating ductwork, supplies 60% of the heating and also operates in reverse for summer cooling. Insulation values and backup systems for the houses are cited.

OSTI Identifier:
5380644
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Energy Alt. Q.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 3:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; HOUSES; PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; ATTACHED GREENHOUSES; EUTECTICS; FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS; GLAZING MATERIALS; HEAT GAIN; OREGON; ROCK BEDS; SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT; THERMAL INSULATION; TROMBE WALLS; AIR HEATERS; BUILDINGS; ENERGY STORAGE; EQUIPMENT; GREENHOUSES; HEAT STORAGE; HEATERS; HEATING SYSTEMS; MATERIALS; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; SOLAR AIR HEATERS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; STORAGE; USA; WALLS; 140901* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling; 140907 - Solar Thermal Utilization- Water Heating

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abstractNote = {Six solar house designs incorporating passive or active components in Oregon are reviewed. The first house has an active system of 460 ft/sup 2/ of air collectors and rock bin storage supplying 30-40% of the heating requirements. The second example incorporates a solar greenhouse and a Trombe wall with a design capacity of 10-15% of the heating load. Two other passive houses collect and store heat through south facing glass and thermal mass and incorporated overhangs for summer shading. A commercially installed active heating system utilizing eutectic salts supplies 60% or more of the heating load, a wood stove is capable of heating domestic hot water. A commercially installed active solar water system incorporating 32 flat plate collectors, heat exchangers, and conventional heating ductwork, supplies 60% of the heating and also operates in reverse for summer cooling. Insulation values and backup systems for the houses are cited.},
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