Solar energy system case study, Oakmead Industries, Santa Clara, California

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6480260· OSTI ID:6480260

Rossi, S. M.

A study is made of a solar energy system for space heating and domestic hot water loads. The Renault and Handley Building, referred to as Oakmead Industries site, is a commercial office and manufacturing facility located in Santa Clara, California. The building has approximately 60,000 square feet of floor area. The solar system has 2622 square feet of liquid flat-plate collectors with a 6500-gallon storage tank. The solar energy system installation is a retrofit which did not achieve its design solar fraction. The system, however, operated well and required minimal maintenance. Performance data of the solar system was collected by the National Solar Data Network for two heating seasons, from 1980 to 1982. Highlights of the performance of the solar system during the two heating seasons are presented.

• Research Organization: Vitro Corp., Silver Spring, MD (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79CS30027
• OSTI ID: 6480260
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/0011-84/02; ON: DE85002078
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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