Solar-energy-system performance evaluation, General Electric - Milwaukee (operational test site), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 1980-March 1981

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

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6037205· OSTI ID:6037205

Howard, R. G.

The General Electric-Milwaukee site is the Washington Park Community Center, a recreation hall for senior citizens in Wisconsin. The active solar energy system is equipped with 1290 square feet of evacuated tube collectors, 3000 gallons of water in a tank, and a natural-gas-fired furnace for auxiliary space heating and a natural-gas-fired domestic water heater. The solar fraction, solar savings ratio, conventional fuel savings, system performance factor, and solar system coefficient of performance are given as well as performance data for the collector, storage, domestic hot water, and space heating subsystems, operating energy, energy savings, and weather conditions. Predicted performance data are also given for comparison with the measured data. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Automation Industries, Inc., Silver Spring, MD (USA). Vitro Labs. Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79CS30027
• OSTI ID: 6037205
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/2097-81/14; ON: DE82001934
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTAINERS
DATA
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
EVACUATED COLLECTORS
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HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
PERFORMANCE
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SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR FRACTION
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATING
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STORAGE
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