Solar project description for Alpha Construction Company's single family residence, Canton, Ohio

Technical Report · Fri Sep 21 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5672584· OSTI ID:5672584

Beers, D.

The solar energy system for a new single family detached residence in Canton, Ohio, preheats domestic hot water (DHW) and supplements heating energy for 2460 square feet of occupied space. The solar energy system is designed to provide approximately 50% of the space heating and 70% of the hot water energy requirements for the home. The 432 square foot collector array is installed, in a mosaic pattern, on a slanted roof on the south side of the house. These collectors utilize air as heat transfer medium and require no freeze protection provisions. The air thermal storage unit consists of a concrete container filled with approximately 38,000 pounds of rocks. The domestic hot water preheat storage is a 24 cubic foot (80 gal.) tank with fiberglass insulation. An air-to-water heat exchanger is installed in the preheat storage loop. Space heating is provided by an air circulation loop using air from collectors and/or the thermal storage unit including electric heating elements in a furnace/blower/heat pump combination system. When solar energy is insufficient, a liquid-to-air heat exchanger of a 2.5 ton heat pump and a three-stage electric heater in the air handling unit provides the necessary energy for space heating. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Boeing Co., Seattle, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-A-29-1020
• OSTI ID: 5672584
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/1034-79/50
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
140907 -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
AIR HEATERS
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC HEATING
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
GAS APPLIANCES
HEAT PUMPS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
ROCK BEDS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SPACE HEATING
SPECIFICATIONS
STORAGE
WATER HEATERS