Page Jackson solar school, Charles Town, West Virginia. Final technical report
The Page Jackson Elementary School in Charles Town, West Virginia, uses a solar energy system to provide space heating and cooling for a 52,600 sq. ft. school building. A total of 11,215 sq. ft. of PPG Industries, Inc., double-glazed, flat plate collectors (facing south at a 45/sup 0/ tilt from the horizontal) are used in conjunction with glass mirrored reflectors facing north at a 38/sup 0/ tilt from the horizontal) to collect the available solar energy. The solar energy system at Page Jackson is of the drainback type. Space heating for the school is provided by circulating warm water from the storage tanks through five air handling units (AHU's). Space cooling to the building is provided by a 100 ton Trane packaged absorption water chiller when sufficiently hot solar water is available. The solar energy system began operation late in the summer of 1977. In general, the solar energy systemand controls appears to be in good working order. The performance of the system is particularly good; in fact, much better than most. Because the refurbished collector array is now operating at near design conditions, it is anticipated that the system will begin to contribute substantially (as originally intended) to the building load. In order to ensure that the system is operating as designed while in the space cooling mode, it is recommended that the solar cooling subsystem be tested for proper operation and performance during the warmer summer months.
- Research Organization:
- Jefferson County Schools, Charles Town, WV (USA); Pickett-Siess and Associates, Vienna, VA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-82SF11584
- OSTI ID:
- 6906748
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/SF/11584-T1; ON: DE84010420
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION CYCLE
AIR CONDITIONERS
AIR CONDITIONING
BUILDINGS
DRAIN-DOWN SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
STORAGE
WATER