Solar energy system performance evaluation: Montecito Pines, Santa Rosa, California, November 1979-April 1980

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6325410· OSTI ID:6325410

Ashman, E. N.

An active solar energy system consisting of 950 square feet of flat-plate collectors, gas-fired auxiliary boilers, and 2000 gallons of storage is designed to supply 46% of the heating load and 37% of the hot water load for an apartment complex. The solar fractions actually achieved were 11% for heating and 44% for hot water. Other measures of performance are given, including solar savings ratio, conventional fuel savings, system performance factor, and solar system coefficient of performance. The performance of the collector, storage, space heating and domestic hot water subsystems are discussed. The operating energy of the system and weather data are given. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Automation Industries, Inc., Silver Spring, MD (USA). Vitro Labs. Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79CS30027
• OSTI ID: 6325410
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/1045-80/14; ON: DE81028175
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
140907 -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS
COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
F-CHART
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
INSOLATION
PERFORMANCE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR FRACTION
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
WATER HEATING
WEATHER