TY - GEN
T1 - WREF 2012
T2 - World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference
AU - Buchanan, Eric
PY - 2012/12/31
Y1 - 2012/12/31
N2 - The University of Minnesota, West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) commissioned a large evacuated tube solar thermal system for building heating and cooling (via an absorption chiller), along with a Honeywell Building Management System for control and monitoring, in October, 2011. This paper will present early results from this system in both heating and cooling mode, and discuss lessons learned during installation and operation of the system. Evacuated tube solar thermal panels and absorption chillers are much less common in the United States than in Europe and Asia, and such systems usually do not include the extra sensors needed to thoroughly assess energy balances. Performance data from this system will provide insight into the effectiveness of such systems in a northern climate.
AB - The University of Minnesota, West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) commissioned a large evacuated tube solar thermal system for building heating and cooling (via an absorption chiller), along with a Honeywell Building Management System for control and monitoring, in October, 2011. This paper will present early results from this system in both heating and cooling mode, and discuss lessons learned during installation and operation of the system. Evacuated tube solar thermal panels and absorption chillers are much less common in the United States than in Europe and Asia, and such systems usually do not include the extra sensors needed to thoroughly assess energy balances. Performance data from this system will provide insight into the effectiveness of such systems in a northern climate.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84871573587
SN - 9781622760923
T3 - World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conferen
SP - 3756
EP - 3761
BT - World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference
Y2 - 13 May 2012 through 17 May 2012
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