Comparison of measured and predicted thermal performance of passive solar residences

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6273718

Fanning, M W ^[1]; Temple, P L; Duffy, J

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1. Total Environmental Action, Inc., Harrisville, NH

Data from forty-one passive solar residences were used in the FCHART/SLR design process to predict annual space heating auxiliary use and solar savings fractions. Those results were compared with actual performance estimated actual auxiliaries was found, there was a large random error. The FCHART/SLR predictions tend to be conservative in that they over-predict space heating auxiliary by 60%, on the average, and under-predict the solar savings fraction.

• OSTI ID: 6273718
• Report Number(s): CONF-810925-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AUXILIARY HEATING
BUILDINGS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CORRELATIONS
DESIGN
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
ERRORS
F-CHART
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SIMULATION
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR FRACTION
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SPACE HEATING
TESTING