Solar-energy-system performance evaluation, General Electric - Spokane (operational test site), Spokane, Washington, October 1980-March 1981

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5912104· OSTI ID:5912104

Welch, K. M.

The General Electric-Spokane site is a YWCA building in Washington. The active solar energy system is designed to supply 45% of the heating load, 20% of the hot water load, and 60% of the pool heating load. It is equipped with 5,222 square feet of evacuated tube collectors, 6,700 gallons of water for heat storage, and an auxiliary natural gas-fired boiler. The solar fraction, solar savings ratio, conventional fuel savings, system performance factor, and solar system coefficient of performance is given, as well as performance data for the collector, storage, domestic hot water, space heating and pool heating subsystems, operating energy, energy savings, and weather conditions. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Automation Industries, Inc., Silver Spring, MD (USA). Vitro Labs. Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79CS30027
• OSTI ID: 5912104
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/2095-81/14; ON: DE82001610
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
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BUILDINGS
COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE
DATA
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
EVACUATED COLLECTORS
EVACUATED TUBE COLLECTORS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
INFORMATION
INSOLATION
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR FRACTION
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
SURFACE WATERS
SWIMMING POOLS
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WASHINGTON
WATER HEATING
WEATHER