The economic performance of passive solar heating - A preliminary analysis<149>thermal storage wall for family home design

The design tools that are presently available for use by designers of passive solar heating or cooling systems include detailed simulation codes, correlations derived from the detailed codes, and simulations that may be used for short-term analyses using programmable handheld calculators or desktop computers. An alternative method is based on classical frequency response techniques and yields results that are in close agreement with those that are obtained from detailed computer simulations. The method may be used to quickly determine the average temperature and the magnitude of the diurnal temperature variation in a passive solar building. The effects of parameter changes may also be quickly and easily determined by this method. The method is described in the paper and results are presented for a slab-on-grade building having a thermal storage wall and a thermal storage floor incorporating off-peak load management.

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Investigation on the influencing factors of energy consumption and thermal comfort for a passive solar house with water thermal storage wall

Energy and Buildings ◽

10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.05.007 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 64 ◽

pp. 218-223 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Weiliang Wang ◽

Zhe Tian ◽

Yan Ding

Keyword(s):

Energy Consumption ◽

Thermal Comfort ◽

Influencing Factors ◽

Thermal Storage ◽

Passive Solar ◽

Storage Wall ◽

Solar House

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Investigation on a Passive Solar House Equipped with Water Thermal Storage Wall

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.178-181.193 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 178-181 ◽

pp. 193-196 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wei Liang Wang ◽

Zhe Tian ◽

Xiao Lei Niu ◽

Xin Xu

Keyword(s):

Natural Ventilation ◽

Meteorological Data ◽

Weather Condition ◽

Thermal Storage ◽

Heating System ◽

Simulation Method ◽

Maximum Temperature ◽

Passive Solar ◽

Storage Wall ◽

Solar House

The numerical simulation method is employed in this paper to study the indoor thermal performance of an existent passive solar house, south internal wall of which is equipped with water thermal storage tanks. The actual measured meteorological data of 2010 in Tianjin is applied in this study to obtain the hourly indoor temperature, and the indoor condition is assessed by the adaptive thermal comfort model. The results indicate that, cooling measures are not required during the summer in Tianjin weather condition when the water thermal storage wall is used combined with natural ventilation technology, thermal storage effect of the wall can reduce the indoor maximum temperature of 4 °C while increase the minimum temperature of 3°C, and make regulation of the heating system simple and feasible in the winter.

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