Evaluation of high performance evacuated tubular collectors in a residential heating and cooling system: Colorado State University Solar House I. Report for October 1, 1976--September 30, 1977
CSU Solar House I is configured with a prototype Corning evacuated tubular collector and a new Arkla lithium bromide water chiller designed for solar operation. Data have been collected for this configuration since January 1977. Prior to that time and since mid-1974, Solar House I has operated with a flat-plate collector and a previous Arkla LiBr air conditioner modified to operate in the lower solar temperature ranges. Project objectives were to develop an operating and control system for the new configuration and to compare the performance of the new residential solar heating, cooling, and hot water system with performance of the previous system. Many problems were encountered in the evolution of the operating and control systems due to the different operating characteristics of evacuated tubular collectors, such as their rapid thermal response and the possibility of much higher temperatures as compared to a flat-plate collector.
- Research Organization:
- Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins (USA). Solar Energy Applications Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-S-02-2577
- OSTI ID:
- 6748439
- Report Number(s):
- COO-2577-14
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Performance of residential solar heating and cooling system with flat-plate and evacuated tubular collectors: CSU Solar House I
Performance of residential solar heating and cooling system with flat-plate and evacuated tubular collectors: CSU Solar House I
Related Subjects
EVACUATED TUBE COLLECTORS
PERFORMANCE
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION CYCLE
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COST
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENERGY BALANCE
EVALUATION
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HOUSES
LITHIUM BROMIDES
NATURAL GAS
OPERATION
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
AIR CONDITIONERS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
APPLIANCES
BROMIDES
BROMINE COMPOUNDS
BUILDINGS
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ENERGY SOURCES
EVACUATED COLLECTORS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS APPLIANCES
GAS FUELS
GASES
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HEATING SYSTEMS
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM HALIDES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
140901* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling