PERFORMANCE OF RESIDENTIAL SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM WITH FLAT-PLATE AND EVACUATED TUBULAR COLLECTORS: CSU SOLAR HOUSE I

摘要

It is concluded that the system comprising an evacuated tubular collector, lithium bromide absorption water chiller, and associated equipment is highly effective in providing solar heating and cooling to a small building, that it can supply up to twice the space heating and several times the cooling obtainable from an equal area of good quality flat-plate collectors, and that a greater fraction of the domestic hot water can be obtained by supplying its heat from main storage. The cost-effectiveness of the system, in comparison with one employing a good flat-plate collector, can be determined when commercial pricing data are made available.