Optimization Position and Tilt Angle for Automatic Tracking Solar Collector in Solar Thermal Cooling System of Building MRC FTUI

Abstract:

The solar thermal cooling system is expected to replace the utilization of conventional cooling system, particularly the vapour compression system. This cooling system is power-efficient, refrigerant environmentally friendly and able to use the abundant potential of solar energy. Hence, the optimization of this cooling system is necessary in order to obtain the best performance. For that purpose, this study focus on the simulation phase of the solar thermal cooling system utilization in MRC FTUI building as well as the optimization of solar collector applying EnergyPlus and GenOpt software. The position and the tilt angle of solar collector set as parameter study to gain the best performance of solar collector to produce hot water, which will be used as energy source in the absorption chiller. Finally, the optimum position and the optimum tilt angle every month in a year were obtained from this study.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 780)
• Pages: 75-80
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.780.75
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Nasruddin Nasruddin*, Aldi Suyana, Budihardjo Budihardjo, Arnas Arnas
• Keywords: Absorption Chiller, Energyplus, GenOpt, Solar Collector, Solar Thermal Cooling System

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