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Revision as of 13:41, 2 April 2010
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References
Requirements
- Generate enough BTU's equal to our heating season requirements
- Solar Heating Analysis
- 23M-BTU per heating season
- Durability = 50 years
- Connect people to the sun
- Fits on annex roof
Design / Selection
- Ideas
- Rushforth experience and design
- Design
- Solar Collector Array
- 10 Solar panels
- Location: annex roof
- Position: 25% west of south wall
- Manufacturer:
- Cover with PV panels in the warm season (below # of uncovered thermal panels)
- 10 panels (Jan, Feb, Dec)
- 7 panels (Mar, Nov)
- 5 panels (Apr, Oct)
- 3 panels (May, Sept)
- 1 panel (Jun, Jul, Aug)
- Water System
- Drainback system / no glycol
- by-pass thermal tanks in the summer
- Structure
- Aluminum frame w/ weights
- Solar Collector Array
- Maintenance
- Clean them monthly
Rationale
- Connectedness to the earth
- net zero-energy
- simplicity / optimized