Alternative Energy Interfaces Revisited

摘要

Quite some time ago, I wrote an article addressing all of the different kinds and types of alternative energies. The articles were primarily based on the types and availability of these alternative energies, and didn't really get into the nuts and bolts of how to interface these precious Btu generatorsrninto existing heating systems. With the recent resurgence of alternative energy coming back around, I thought it would be a good idea to cover these nuts and bolts in words and drawings to make sure that our efforts to conserve energy are not lost to the wind.rnFor the record, if you have not noticed this before, I amrna big fan of high (modulating/condensing) and ultra high (heat pumps) efficiency heat generating equipment for my comfort systems. With that said, I can't make the assumption that every system that alternative energy systems are applied to will necessarily fall within those two categories. In reality, their (high and ultra high efficiency) standby losses are so minimal that it would be hard to screw up the installation and possibly lose any Btus through the auxiliary heating system.