Return-air bypass hot-air solar-heating system. Final report

Technical Report ·

OSTI ID:5753421

The project is the design and construction of a hot-air solar-space-heating system using a collector in combination with conventional mechanical equipment to provide heat for a portion of a building during the day when solar gain is available. The system operation consists primarily of utilizing the conventional-system heat-pump air handler to circulate the building air through a hot-air solar collector by way of by-passing the conventional-return air ducts. The building air is heated in the collector and circulates to the return air side of the air handler and is distributed back into the building through the conventional-system supply ducts. The system incorporates the use of simple thermostat-operated dampers and no storage capability for a less-complex operation than those solar systems requiring sophisticated controls and varying modes of operation.

• Research Organization: Piedmont Technical Coll., Greenwood, SC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG44-80R410221
• OSTI ID: 5753421
• Report Number(s): DOE/R4/10221-T1; ON: DE84000699
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AIR HEATERS
BLOWERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
DRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS
DUCTS
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
HEAT PUMPS
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
THERMOSTATS