Research Priorities for Improving the Effectiveness of Active Solar Hot Water and Space Conditioning Systems

摘要

As part of the FY 1983 Department of Energy Systems Effectiveness Research Program, the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) was assigned responsibility for developing research priorities for improving the effectiveness (i.e., thermal performance, cost, reliability and maintainability) of active solar hot water and space conditioning systems. To carry out this task, NBS, in cooperation with various industry representatives, organized and conducted two meetings in August 1983. The first meeting covered all major aspects of active solar hot water and space conditioning systems. The second meeting dealt only with solar control subsystems. Based on information obtained from these meetings, recommended research priorities for improving the effectiveness of active solar energy systems are presented.