Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society (한국태양에너지학회 논문집)

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A Study on the Annual Storage Efficiency of Concentric Evacuated Tube Solar Energy Collector System

이중진공관형 태양열 집열기의 연간 집열효율에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Ki-Chul (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,Changwon National University) ;
  • Paeng, Jin-Gi (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,Changwon National University) ;
  • Yoon, Young-Hwan (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,Changwon National University)
  • Published : 2008.08.29
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Abstract

The Storage efficiency of concentric evacuated tube solar collector is tested for one year from January 1st to December 31st under the real sun condition. The testing equipment is operated continuously for three days without cooling the storage tank. Daily storage efficiency is obtained from dividing stored energy in the storage tank by solar insolation on the solar collector for each day. Daily averaged temperature of the storage tank is lowest in January and highest in August. Monthly averaged storage efficiency is also lowest in November and highest in June. Therefore, it can be said that the storage temperature and the storage efficiency are roughly proportional to outdoor temperature. Furthermore, the daily storage efficiency is reversely proportional to $(T_s-T_a)/I_c$ where $T_s$ and $T_a$ are daily averaged storage temperature and outdoor temperature from sunrise to sunset, and $I_c$ is total insolation on the solar collector for a day.

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