Optimization Analysis and Design of Solar Water Heating System by Lifecycle Cost Savings Method

Abstract:

The objective of this work is to do theoretically investigation about the solar fraction changing laws affected by some factors, so that we can do optimization for solar system designing, specially for household solar water heating system. The calculation of solar fraction was established on a more effective day-to-day simulation model rather than traditional method. It is found that the collector area and the water storage tank volume are the main influence factors. Economic analysis by means of lifecycle cost savings evaluation was carried out based on the calculated model.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 644-650)
• Pages: 2428-2432
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.644-650.2428
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Yu Bie, Si Ming Zheng*, Ming Fu Hu, Wen Yuan Mao, Yong Fang
• Keywords: Lifecycle Cost Savings, Optimization, Solar Fraction, Solar Water Heating System

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