Solar Radiation Design Handbook and Solar Collector Test Facility for North Carolina. Final Report

摘要

The handbook was designed to provide climatic and solar radiation data in a form usable to architects and solar designers. Total and beam insolation values are given in both tabular and graphical form for several different solar angles which are also tabulated. Detailed information about the solar insolation model used and the computational scheme is provided. A listing of the computer program, which generates the solar radiation data and is based on the model, is included. The data was generated for seven cities in North Carolina, namely: Asheville, Cape Hatteras, Charlotte, Cherry Point, Greensboro, Raleigh and Wilmington. A copy of this handbook is attached to the report. The hydronic solar collector test facility presented consists of two dual axis tracking platforms and the associated fluid conditioning equipment to permit testing of two collectors simultaneously. A description of the test facility includes photographs of the facility's tracking units, fluid conditioning components, instrumentation for monitoring flow rates, temperatures and weather data, and a schematic diagram of the thermal control loop. The construction and testing of a flat plate absorbing fluid solar collector at the test facility are briefly discussed. Black india ink in water was used as the absorbing fluid. Silicon photovoltaic cells at high solar concentrations have also been tested at the facility. (ERA citation 10:033582)