PERFORMANCE AND RENTABILITY STUDY OF A THERMOSYPHON SOLAR SYSTEM

PROJECT:
Customer:

The study of an installation of a solar thermosyphon system for unifamilar housing is obtained from weather data and location with the characterization systems curves of
day and night operation conditions obtained based on the Mexican standard NMX-ES-004-NORMEX- 2010 "SOLAR ENERGY - THERMAL EVALUATION OF
SOLAR SYSTEMS FOR WATER HEATING - TEST METHOD" which came into force on June 11, 2010.

LOCATION:
Country: Mxico
Estado: Morelos
City: Cuernavaca
Latitude (North): 1855'7"
Longitude (East): -9914'3"
Height (meters above the sea level): 1511
Minimum historical temperature (C): 2.80
SYSTEM:
Manufacturer: GENERIC
Model: GENERICOPP
Technology: FLAT PLATE
Capacity (liters): 150.00
Aperture systeme area (m2): 2.00
Inclination angle (degrees with respect to the horizontal): 20.00
Test of hydrostatic pressure (kg/cm2): 6.00
Test of impact resistance (m) (according to
NMX-ES-004-NORMEX-2010): 2.00

Thermal evaluation during the solar irradiance day (according to NMX-ES-004-

NORMEX-2010): TYPICAL INSTALLATION
See equation 1 K 1 =0.720 U1, day =-0.200 U2, day =0.000
Thermal evaluation during the night period (according to NMX-ES-004-NORMEX-
2010):
See equation 2 K 2 =-0.880 Unight =0.116
System cost (MXN): $5,000.00
Installation cost (MXN): $2,000.00
Total project cost (MXN): $7,000.00
INSTALLATION:
Application: Vivienda unifamiliar
Number of users: 5.00
Total consumption in liters (40 liters per user)*: 200.00
Required temperature (C): 45.00
Water extraction schedule: Mixed
kg of gas cost (MXN): $15.30
Fuel monthly average increment (%): 0.50
Back up gas heater efficiency at the sea level (%)
**: 78.00
Back up gas heater efficiency at the height of the
location (%): 64.92 See equation 3

Equation 1 Equation 2
2
. .
( Tini - Tamb )day Q U, day
K 1 + U1, day ( Tini - T
H
amb )day
+U 2, day [ H ] = H
K2 + Unight ( Tini - Tamb )night = Qloss, night
* Data taken from the NADP - 008- AMBT - 2005 standard Equation 3
** Reference NOM-003-ENER-2000 backup heater efficiency of 78.00% is taken
n boiler = n
boiler, atm ( PP
place

atm
)

Distribuidor 1
Priv. Xochicalco S/N Centro Temixco

Phone: 55-56229746 e-mail: ogv@ier.unam.mx

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 PERFORMANCE AND RENTABILITY STUDY OF A THERMOSYPHON SOLAR SYSTEM

FINANCIAL AND ENVIROMENTAL ANALYSIS

Annual consumption of energy required (MJ) 7,162.00
Annual energy delivered by the solar system (MJ) 5,276.54
Gas consumption (kg)*** 241.27
Annual gas savings due to solar system (kg)*** 177.76
Average annual fuel savings (MXN) $3,712.30
Average annual contribution or solar fraction (%) 73.67
Time payback (months) 29
Net savings to 10 years (MXN) $37,123.05
Net present value obtained considering 10 years (MXN) $19,550.21
CO2 emissions avoided in 10 years(Ton CO2) **** 5.20
IRR to 10 years (%) 44.30
*** Data obtained with the back up heater efficiency and the calorific power 45.7236 MJ/kg LP gas
**** 2.9259 kg CO2/kg (source carbon trust)

In the left figure the annual energy demand for housing and the energy provided by the solar system as well as your monthly solar percentage contribution (solar factor)
is shown, in the right figure annual fuel savings percentage with the solar system is shown:

Prepared by:
Octavio Garca Valladares 10/19/2017

Distribuidor 1
Priv. Xochicalco S/N Centro Temixco

Phone: 55-56229746 e-mail: ogv@ier.unam.mx

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