WREF 2012: Early results from a solar thermal air conditioning and heating system

Eric Buchanan

WREF 2012: Early results from a solar thermal air conditioning and heating system

Eric Buchanan

West Central Research and Outreach Center

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference
Pages	3756-3761
Number of pages	6
State	Published - Dec 31 2012
Event	World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference - Denver, CO, United States Duration: May 13 2012 → May 17 2012

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Name	World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conferen
Volume	5

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Other	World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver, CO
Period	5/13/12 → 5/17/12

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Buchanan, E. (2012). WREF 2012: Early results from a solar thermal air conditioning and heating system. In World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference (pp. 3756-3761). (World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conferen; Vol. 5).

WREF 2012: Early results from a solar thermal air conditioning and heating system. / Buchanan, Eric.
World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference. 2012. p. 3756-3761 (World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conferen; Vol. 5).

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Buchanan, E 2012, WREF 2012: Early results from a solar thermal air conditioning and heating system. in World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference. World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conferen, vol. 5, pp. 3756-3761, World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States, 5/13/12.

Buchanan E. WREF 2012: Early results from a solar thermal air conditioning and heating system. In World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference. 2012. p. 3756-3761. (World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conferen).

Buchanan, Eric. / WREF 2012 : Early results from a solar thermal air conditioning and heating system. World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference. 2012. pp. 3756-3761 (World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conferen).

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