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Monitoring of the performance of a solar heated and cooled apartment building. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6148969
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An all-electric apartment building was retrofitted for solar heating and cooling and hot water. The resulting system consists of an array of 1280 square feet of Northrup concentrating tracking collectors, a 5000-gallon hot water storage vessel, a 500-gallon chilled water storage vessel, a 25-ton Arkla Industries absorption chiller, and a two-pipe hydronic air conditioning system. The solar air conditioning equipment is installed in parallel with the existing conventional electric heating and cooling system, and the solar domestic water heating serves as preheat to the existing electric water heaters. With support from the State of Texas Energy Development Fund and the Department of Energy the system was fully instrumented for monitoring.
Research Organization:
Texas Univ., Austin (USA). Center for Energy Studies
DOE Contract Number:
AS01-78CS35235
OSTI ID:
6148969
Report Number(s):
DOE/CS/35235-T1; ON: DE86003914
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
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CONTAINERS
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EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
HEAT LOSSES
HEATING
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MONITORING
PERFORMANCE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
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SOLAR COLLECTORS
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SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
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