학술논문

Design and installation of an energy performance monitoring system for an attached sunspace
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Source
Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States); 6
Subject
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
14 SOLAR ENERGY ATTACHED GREENHOUSES
MONITORING
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
DESIGN
INSTALLATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
WISCONSIN
BUILDINGS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
EFFICIENCY
FEDERAL REGION V
GREENHOUSES
NORTH AMERICA
USA 320101* -- Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
140901 -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
Language
English
Abstract
A computerized monitoring system was designed, acquired and installed in a sunspace addition to a single family residence in Hudson, Wisconsin. The system is designed to monitor the energy required or contributed by the sunspace and the major variables affecting energy use and savings. This paper describes the test room addition, the monitoring system hardware and software, and the installation of the monitoring system. The system described makes use of an on-site microcomputer to read signals from a series of sensors, make initial calculations and write the data to a storage disk. A second microcomputer is used to analyze the data off site and compare it with predicted energy performance.