Investigation of the Performance of Solar Heating and Cooling Systems: Modelling and Simulation, Task 1

摘要

Within the IEA program to develop and test solar heating and cooling systems a comparison of simulation methods for predicting the performance of solar heating systems has been coordinated. The methods which were developed within IEA-countries participating in this work are presented and compared in this report. The methods have been used to predict the performance of both a liquid and an air based system. Hourly simulations have been carried out on weather data from three different locations in the world. In this report the predictions are compared on an hourly, a monthly and a yearly basis and show good agreement. Possible reasons for differences are sought, and a series of collector efficiency curves calculated by the different programs is therefore included in the report. The report opens with a chapter on the general aspects of solar systems modelling. (ERA citation 10:006624)