Components of solar thermal systems

• Autor(es): Mendes, J. Farinha ; Carvalho, M. J. ; Schossig, Peter
• Data: 2013
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/2160
• Origem: Repositório do LNEG
• Assunto(s): Solar thermal systems; Solar collectors; Air-conditioning systems
• Tipo de Documento: Parte ou capítulo de livro
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

The heat production sub-system is the part of the overall system which provides heat to a thermally driven air-conditioning system. With regards to the solar-driven equipment, the solar collector is the main component of the sub-system. A brief review on the present state-of-the-art with respect to performance characteristics and available certification schemes of solar collectors is given in the following chapter. Besides the solar collector field, the storage unit and the back-up heat source unit are also important components. An overview of these items and the identification of other relevant components of the solar thermal system are given in the following sections.