Engineering systems in the gable home: A passive, net-zero, solar-powered house for the U. S. Department of Energy's 2009 Solar Decathlon

Sairaj V. Dhople, Jonathan L. Ehlmann, Charles J. Murray, Stanton T. Cady, Patrick L. Chapman

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Abstract

The Solar Decathlon is a biannual competition sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy, where twenty university teams are selected to design, build and operate a sustainable, energy-efficient, solar-powered house. This paper describes the design and performance of the electrical systems deployed in the house constructed by the University of Illinois: a 9 kW solar photovoltaic system, custom power monitoring system, and a power-line communication based home control and automation system.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2010 Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, PECI 2010
Pages58-62
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, PECI 2010 - Urbana, IL, United States
Duration: Feb 12 2010Feb 13 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2010 Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, PECI 2010

Other

Other2010 Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, PECI 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityUrbana, IL
Period2/12/102/13/10

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