학술논문
First year performance monitoring of an urban row house retrofitted to solar heating
Document Type
Conference
Author
Source
Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States); 3.1; Conference: American section of the International Solar Energy Society conference, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2 Jun 1980
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
A Philadelphia row home, which was retrofitted to solar heating, has been in operation for more than a year. The system was temporarily shut down for inspection, calibration and minor modifications, and the conclusions are presented. The house is operational again. The computerized data reduction method is described. Calibration results show temperature drifts of the RTD's typically below 0.6/sup 0/C over 2 years, and small acceptable drifts for other instruments. The solar heating system performed reliably, except for some moderate corrosion problems in the thermal storage tanks. Most of the instruments were reliable, and those which weren't are described. Recommendations to remedy the difficulties incurred are offered.