Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Controls.BaseClasses

Package of BaseClass models used to create the models in the Controls package

Information

This package contains base classes that are used in the Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Controls package.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Package (Icon for standard packages).

Package Content

Name	Description
GCritCalc	Model calculating the critical insolation level
Examples	Package containing examples demonstrating the use of Controls.BaseClasses models

Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Controls.BaseClasses.GCritCalc

Model calculating the critical insolation level

Information

This component calculates the solar radiation necessary for the fluid in the collector to gain heat. It is used in the model Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Controls.CollectorPump.

The critical solar radiation level is calculated using Equation 6.8.2 in Duffie and Beckman (2006). It is

G_TC=F_RU_L (T_In-T_Env) /(F_R(τα))

where G_TC is the critical solar radiation, F_RU_L is the heat loss coefficient, T_In is the inlet temperature, T_Env is the ambient temperature, and F_R(τα) is the maximum efficiency.

References

J.A. Duffie and W.A. Beckman 2006, Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes (3rd Edition), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Extends from Modelica.Blocks.Icons.Block (Basic graphical layout of input/output block).

Parameters

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