The actual status of the development of a Danish/Swedish system concept for a solar combisystem

Frank Fiedler, Chris Bales, Alexander Thür, Simon Furbo

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    Abstract

    At the beginning of 2003 the four year long research project REBUS on education, research, development and demonstration of competitive solar combisystems was launched. Research groups in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Latvia are working together with partners from industry on innovative solutions for solar heating in the Nordic countries. Existing system concepts have been analyzed and based on the results new system designs have been developed. The proposed solutions have to fulfill country specific technical, sociological and cost requirements. Due to the similar demands on the systems in Denmark and Sweden it has been decided to develop a common system concept for both countries, which increases the market potential for the manufacturer. The focus of the development is on systems for the large number of rather well insulated existing single family houses. In close collaboration with the industrial partners a system concept has been developed that is characterized by its high compactness and flexibility. It allows the use of different types of boilers, heating distribution systems and a variable store and collector size. Two prototypes have been built, one for the Danish market with a gas boiler, and one for the Swedish market with a pellet boiler as auxiliary heater. After intensive testing and eventual further improvements at least two systems will be installed and monitored in demonstration houses. The systems have been modeled in TRNSYS and the simulation results will be used to further improve the system and evaluate the system performance.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Applied Research
    Volume2
    Pages (from-to)55-62
    Publication statusPublished - 2005
    Event10th International Conference on Solar Energy at High Latitudes - Vilnius, Lithuania
    Duration: 25 May 200527 May 2005
    Conference number: 10

    Conference

    Conference10th International Conference on Solar Energy at High Latitudes
    Number10
    Country/TerritoryLithuania
    CityVilnius
    Period25/05/200527/05/2005

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