Residential Solar Heating and Cooling Using an Evacuated Tube Solar Collector. Annual Progress Report, February 1, 1976--March 31, 1977

摘要

During the period 1 February 1976 through 31 March 1977, a residential solar heating and cooling system was designed, installed, and operated in CSU Solar House III. The system consists of 512 square feet of Owens-Illinois (O-I) Evacuated Tube Solar Collector, a 2.2-ton lithium bromide absorption cooling unit (Yazaki Corporation), thermal storage units, and associated equipment. During the installation and inital operation of the system, numerous aspects of the feasibility of this system design have been evaluated. Many of these aspects point to the potentially improved operating performance and long-term durability of a solar air-heating evacuated tube solar collector. (ERA citation 03:002923)