Understanding flat plate solar collector efficiency
Some guidance is given for understanding the meaning, terminology, and make-up of the efficiency of conventional flat plate solar collectors. Commercially available flat plate solar collectors are rated by the California Energy Commission through its Testing and Inspection Program For Solar Equipment (otherwise known as TIPSE) which relies upon test data collected under standard test procedures specified by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE). This guide should serve as an aid toward correct interpretation of TIPSE ratings and performance curves based on ASHRAE 93-77 specification tests, and as a basic primer on the meaning and make-up of efficiency.
- Research Organization:
- Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc., New York, NY
- OSTI ID:
- 5618311
- Journal Information:
- Sol. Mag.; (United States), Journal Name: Sol. Mag.; (United States) Vol. 1:7; ISSN SOLMD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ABSORPTIVITY
ACCURACY
COVERINGS
DIAGRAMS
EFFICIENCY
EQUIPMENT
FINS
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
GRAPHS
INSPECTION
LIGHT TRANSMISSION
NOMOGRAMS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TESTING
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES