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Load and Season Adapted Solar Collectors
Dalarna University, School of Technology and Business Studies, Environmental Engineering.
2000 (English)In: Eurosun 2000, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2000Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic) Published
Abstract [en]

In Sweden solar irradiation and space heating loads are unevenly distributed over the year. Domestic hot water loads may be nearly constant. Test results on solar collector performance are often reported as yearly output of a certain collector at fixed temperatures, e g 25, 50 and 75 C. These data are not suitable for dimensioning of solar systems, because the actual performance of the collector depends heavily on solar fraction and load distribution over the year. At higher latitudes it is difficult to attain high solar fractions for buildings, due to overheating in summer and small marginal output for added collector area. Solar collectors with internal reflectors offer possibilities to evade overheating problems and deliver more energy at seasons when the load is higher. There are methods for estimating the yearly angular irradiation distribution, but there is a lack of methods for describing the load and the storage in such a way as to enable optical design of season and load adapted collectors. This report describes two methods for estimation of solar system performance with relevance for season and load adaption. Results regarding attainable solar fractions as a function of collector features, load profiles, load levels and storage characteristics are reported. The first method uses monthly collector output data at fixed temperatures from the simulation program MINSUN for estimating solar fractions for different load profiles and load levels. The load level is defined as estimated yearly collector output at constant collector temperature divided be yearly load. This table may examplify the results: Collector Load Load Solar Improvement type profile level fraction over flat plate Flat plate DHW 75 % 59 % Load adapted DHW 75 % 66 % 12 % Flat plate Space heating 50 % 22 % Load adapted Space heating 50 % 28 % 29 % The second method utilises simulations with one-hour timesteps for collectors connected to a simplified storage and a variable load. Collector output, optical and thermal losses, heat overproduction, load level and storage temperature are presented as functions of solar incidence angles. These data are suitable for optical design of load adapted solar collectors. Results for a Stockholm location indicate that a solar combisystem with a solar fraction around 30 % should have collectors that reduce heat production at solar heights above 30 degrees and have optimum efficiency for solar heights between 8 and 30 degrees.

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Copenhagen, Denmark, 2000.
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-2135OAI: oai:dalea.du.se:2135DiVA, id: diva2:521619
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Eurosun 2000 , Copenhagen, Denmark, 19-22/6, 2000
Available from: 2006-05-29 Created: 2006-05-29 Last updated: 2012-04-24Bibliographically approved

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