Design considerations for residential solar heating and cooling systems utilizing evacuated tube solar collectors
As solar heating systems become a commercial reality, greater efforts are now being employed to incorporate solar cooling components in order to obtain a complete solar heating and cooling system, and thus take advantage of the cost-effectiveness of year-round use of the solar equipment. The solar heating and cooling system design presented incorporates design considerations which have been obtained from previous experimental efforts utilizing evacuated tube solar collectors. These advanced collectors are capable of significantly higher efficiencies, even at the higher temperatures required for solar cooling operation. Most of the considerations presented are based on the experience gained in the design and performance of the solar heating and cooling systems for CSU Solar Houses I through IV.
- Research Organization:
- Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins (USA). Solar Energy Applications Lab.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-S-02-2858
- OSTI ID:
- 7287398
- Report Number(s):
- COO-2858-4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Residential solar heating and cooling using evacuated tube solar collectors: CSU Solar House III. Final report, management summary, February 1, 1976-September 30, 1978
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ENERGY LOSSES
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