Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Data

Information

Package with performance data for solar thermal collectors. All solar collector data package names begin with an abbreviation of the type of collector it is. The abbreviations are as follows:

• C: Concentrating
• FP: Flat Plate
• T: Tubular

Package Content

Name	Description
Concentrating	Package with SRCC rating information for concentrating solar thermal collectors
GlazedFlatPlate	Package with SRCC rating information for glazed flat-plate solar thermal collectors
Tubular	Package with SRCC rating information for tubular solar thermal collectors
GenericSolarCollector	Generic data record providing inputs for specific collector data records

Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Data.GenericSolarCollector

Information

Generic data file which is used for the Buildings.Fluid.Solarcollectors.BaseClasses.PartialSolarCollector model. Establishes the base inputs needed to create model-specific data packages.

Parameters

Type	Name	Default	Description
Area	ATyp		Gross or aperture area
Area	A		Area [m2]
Mass	mDry		Dry weight [kg]
Volume	V		Fluid volume [m3]
Pressure	dp_nominal		Pressure drop during test conditions [Pa]
Real	mperA_flow_nominal		Mass flow rate per unit area of collector [kg/(s.m2)]
Real	B0		1st incident angle modifier coefficient
Real	B1		2nd incident angle modifier coefficient
Real	y_intercept		Y intercept (Maximum efficiency)
Real	slope		Slope from rating data [W/(m2.K)]
Real	IAMDiff		Incidence angle modifier from EN12975 ratings data
Real	C1		Heat loss coefficient from EN12975 ratings data
Real	C2		Temperature dependence of heat loss from EN12975 ratings data
Irradiance	G_nominal		Nominal solar irradiance specified in ratings data [W/m2]
TemperatureDifference	dT_nominal		Nominal temperature difference specified in ratings data [K]

Modelica definition

record GenericSolarCollector 
  "Generic data record providing inputs for specific collector data records"

  parameter SolarCollectors.Types.Area ATyp "Gross or aperture area";
  parameter Modelica.SIunits.Area A "Area";
  parameter Modelica.SIunits.Mass mDry "Dry weight";
  parameter Modelica.SIunits.Volume V "Fluid volume";
  parameter Modelica.SIunits.Pressure dp_nominal 
    "Pressure drop during test conditions";
  parameter Real mperA_flow_nominal(unit="kg/(s.m2)") 
    "Mass flow rate per unit area of collector";
   parameter Real B0 "1st incident angle modifier coefficient";
   parameter Real B1 "2nd incident angle modifier coefficient";
   parameter Real y_intercept "Y intercept (Maximum efficiency)";
   parameter Real slope(unit = "W/(m2.K)") "Slope from rating data";
   parameter Real IAMDiff "Incidence angle modifier from EN12975 ratings data";
   parameter Real C1 "Heat loss coefficient from EN12975 ratings data";
   parameter Real C2 
    "Temperature dependence of heat loss from EN12975 ratings data";
   parameter Modelica.SIunits.Irradiance G_nominal 
    "Nominal solar irradiance specified in ratings data";
   parameter Modelica.SIunits.TemperatureDifference dT_nominal 
    "Nominal temperature difference specified in ratings data";
end GenericSolarCollector;