Solar energy system performance evaluation: Scattergood School, West Branch, Iowa, June 1979-April 1980

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6666121· OSTI ID:6666121

Schatzberg, E. M.

The Scattergood School solar energy system completed its third year. This site was turned off in the beginning of May 1980 to prevent overheating in the gymnasium. During the reporting period, the Scattergood School solar energy system supplied 93% of the space heating and 50% of the domestic hot water required for the school. The system operated from June 1979 to April 1980 with no mechanical failures. The grain drying subsystem was used during the last two weeks of October. Operation of the grain drying subsystem considerably improved overall system performance. Had the October data been available, it probably would have reflected this improved performance, particularly with respect to fossil fuel savings, collector array efficiency, and ECSS conversion efficiency.

• Research Organization: Automation Industries, Inc., Silver Spring, MD (USA). Vitro Labs. Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79CS30027
• OSTI ID: 6666121
• Report Number(s): SOLAR/2003-80/14
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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