Analysis of field-test data from domestic solar-water heaters in the southern United States
Abstract
The monitored performance data was gathered from 137 solar water heaters. All but 51 are located in Florida. The gathered data accumulated from weekly mailers consists of the following measurements: total gallons of hot water consumed; total kWh of electricity used; total hours the circulating pump operated; hot and cold water temperatures at the top; number of household members at home since last reading; tank thermostat setting and any changes to it; total number of hours that the tank's backup heating element had power available; and problems or comments concerning system operational status or component reliability and maintenance. The data analysis is described and results are presented.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- January 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983STIN...8327455J
- Keywords:
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- Solar Heating;
- System Effectiveness;
- Water Heating;
- Data Acquisition;
- Data Processing;
- Geography;
- Energy Production and Conversion