Residential solar heating and cooling using an evacuated tube solar collector. Annual progress report, February 1, 1976--March 31, 1977. [CSU Solar House III]

Technical Report · Thu Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7089246· OSTI ID:7089246

Ward, D. S.; Ward, J. C.

During the period 1 February 1976 through 31 March 1977, a residential solar heating and cooling system was designed, installed, and operated in CSU Solar House III. The system consists of 512 square feet of Owens-Illinois (O-I) Evacuated Tube Solar Collector, a 2.2-ton lithium bromide absorption cooling unit (Yazaki Corporation), thermal storage units, and associated equipment. During the installation and inital operation of the system, numerous aspects of the feasibility of this system design have been evaluated. Many of these aspects point to the potentially improved operating performance and long-term durability of a solar air-heating evacuated tube solar collector.

• Research Organization: Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins (USA). Solar Energy Applications Lab.
• Sponsoring Organization: US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
• OSTI ID: 7089246
• Report Number(s): COO--2858-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AIR CONDITIONERS
APPLIANCES
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY STORAGE
GAS APPLIANCES
HEAT LOSSES
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING SYSTEMS
LEAKS
MEDIUM VACUUM
PRESSURE DROP
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
STORAGE