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Roof Project Poster
Roof Project Poster
Roof Project Poster
The aim of this project is to design a feasible solar renewable energy showroom, which will power
parts of the building and will be used for educational purposes.
Results
The F- Chart calculation for the solar thermal system shows that
one Viessmann 200F 5DI flat plate and two SolarUK LaZer2
vacuum tube collectors are needed to heat the 17000l water per
month for the cafeteria and the showers. Each type of solar thermal
panel has its own water circuit, which is hydraulically balanced. Both
circuits are connected to a heat exchanger where the heat of the
solar fluid is transferred to the service water. With the whole system
an annual solar fraction of 0,854 can be reached. The amortization
time will last eight to nine years, depending on the equipment used.
To power the lighting of the electrical engineering lab008, six
polycrystalline Atersa 214P panels are used. They are connected in
This figure shows the information board for the solar This figure shows the information board for the isolated
a 24 V array with two panels in series and three in parallel. The
thermal system. The heated water is used for the photovoltaic system to power room L008 (the electrical
cafeteria and the showers in the building VG 1-2-3 of the energy produced will be directly used or stored in four long-life engineering lab) of the EPSEVG. All the important
EPSEVG. All the measured values of the system are Atersa batteries. To control the system, a regulator from Steca is measured values are shown in real time.
shown in real time. used. The energy produced by the photovoltaic array is inverted
from direct to alternating current before its use in the lab.
Conclusion Acknowledgements
The designed solar energy systems are technically feasible. Easy accessibility We would like to thank all the persons who were involved in the project for the information,
for students, visitors, companies and handicapped people is guaranteed by the constructive criticism, improvements and the perfect coordination during the European
design of the layout of the systems on the roof. Project Semester at the School of Engineering of Vilanova i la Geltrú (UPC)
With the implementation of the solar thermal and the photovoltaic system, the
chosen facilities of the building can be supplied in a more energy efficient way. Further Information
By powering the water heating system and the lighting in the lab with renewable
More information about the project can be found in the project report. Do not hesitate to
energy equipment, the yearly CO2 emission can be reduced by nearly 2500 kg. contact the persons, involved this project. Their email addresses are listed below:
By designing the information boards, the first step towards using the installation Roman Dornberger: Roman.Dornberger@web.de Marcel Torrent: mtorrent@ee.upc.edu
for educational purposes has been taken. In the future the information points
Ilgın Kahraman: ilginkahraman@gmail.com Jordi Segalas: jordi.segalas@upc.edu
can easily be connected to the labs of the university and the recorded values
can be used for research and studies.
Literature / References / Software
[01] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy; [02] Solar Atlas Catalunya; [03] Literature Review of
Uncertainty of Analysis Methods (Report on the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality); [04] Microsoft
Visio; [05] EPANET, www.epa.gov; [06] Energía solar fotovoltaica, 2a edición, M. Carlos Tobajas Vázquez;
[07] SunnyDesign, www.sma.de; [08] AutoCad 2007