Solar house : a guide for the solar designer

Cover......Page 1
Solar House: A Guide for the Solar Designer......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 16
List of figures......Page 17
List of tables......Page 19
Disclaimer......Page 20
Dedication......Page 22
1.1 Users of this guide book......Page 24
Global renewable energy projections......Page 25
1.3 Energy futures......Page 28
1.4 Environmental philosophy......Page 29
1.5 New construction or rehab......Page 30
Berkeley house......Page 32
1.7 Business philosophy......Page 35
ENDNOTE......Page 36
2.1 Solar insolation......Page 38
2.2 Weather and microclimates......Page 40
2.3 Heating/cooling needs......Page 42
2.4 PV power production......Page 54
ENDNOTES......Page 55
3.1 Amount and distribution of thermal mass......Page 58
3.2 Thermal energy storage......Page 59
3.3 Re-radiation and release of heat at night or in cloudy weather......Page 62
3.4 Thermal mass – heated/cooled by ground-coupling......Page 63
3.5 Passive solar home – putting together the solar effects......Page 66
4.1 Split greenhouse design......Page 70
4.2 Fixed section – the solarium......Page 71
4.3 Controlled vent section – the solar greenhouse......Page 74
4.4 Vegetables......Page 76
4.5 Starting early seed plants......Page 79
5.1 House DHW usage patterns......Page 84
5.2 DHW tank storage capacity......Page 85
5.3 Plumbing configuration......Page 88
5.4 Insulation......Page 90
5.5 Temperature monitoring locations......Page 92
5.6 Controls......Page 93
ENDNOTE......Page 95
6.1 Synergistic relationship......Page 98
6.2 Collector capacity......Page 99
6.3 Swimming season and pool temperature......Page 102
6.4 Smart controls......Page 103
6.5 Solar PVs to supply power to swimming pool pump and chlorinator......Page 104
7.1 Seasonal heat demand......Page 108
7.2 Solar thermal collector heat utilization in winter......Page 109
7.3 Design of building envelope......Page 111
7.4 Radiant floors......Page 112
7.6 Geothermal heat pump and location of underground coils......Page 116
7.7 Thermal zone controls......Page 120
7.8 Wood fireplace backup heat......Page 129
7.10 Ambiance......Page 131
8.2 Nocturnal cooling strategy......Page 136
8.4 Ceiling fans in wall downflow......Page 140
8.5 Geothermal heat pump cooling of room air......Page 141
8.6 Thermal transient/capacity of ground coils......Page 142
8.7 Thermal zone controls......Page 143
9.1 Grid-connected, net-metering, and Time-Of-Use pricing......Page 148
9.2 Stand-alone systems and energy storage options......Page 153
9.3 Sizing PV for house loads......Page 156
9.4 Load shifting options......Page 158
9.5 PV collectors with integral hot water heating (PV/T)......Page 159
Economic analysis of a 7.5 kW solar PV house......Page 163
9.6 Present research leading to cheaper/high efficiency future PV collectors......Page 165
ENDNOTES......Page 166
10.1 Berkeley house......Page 168
10.2 Comparison of EU and US......Page 169
11.1 Preventative maintenance schedule......Page 172
11.2 Stable major suppliers......Page 173
11.3 Experience record......Page 174
12.1 State and Federal incentives......Page 178
12.3 Payback analysis......Page 179
ENDNOTE......Page 181
13.1 Real-time data display......Page 184
13.2 Archiving data......Page 185
13.3 Analyzing data trends......Page 186
13.4 Scheduling......Page 188
13.5 Adaptive controls......Page 191
Energy management......Page 192
13.7 Interface with other automated control functions......Page 193
Building integrated PV collectors......Page 198
Combined solar PV and thermal collectors......Page 199
Energy from waste for houses......Page 202
14.2 Role of renewables in the global energy future......Page 205
14.3 Wind/solar hybrid synergies......Page 206
14.4 Vehicles powered by electrolytic hydrogen......Page 207
14.5 Fuel cells for electricity and heat......Page 209
References and Further reading......Page 212
List of useful websites......Page 216
Abbreviations......Page 220
G......Page 222
S......Page 223
X......Page 224
Appendix......Page 226
C......Page 232
E......Page 233
G......Page 234
J......Page 235
P......Page 236
S......Page 237
T......Page 238
Z......Page 239