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Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Data.Concentrating

Package with SRCC rating information for concentrating solar thermal collectors

Information

Package containing data for concentrating solar collectors. All models in the Concentraing package use EN12975 test data.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.MaterialPropertiesPackage (Icon for package containing property classes).

Package Content

Name Description
Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Data.Concentrating.C_CogenraSunDeck C_CogenraSunDeck C - Cogenra Solar, Inc., SunDeck 1.0
Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Data.Concentrating.C_VerificationModel C_VerificationModel C - All inputs necessary for verification of EN12975 models

Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Data.Concentrating.C_CogenraSunDeck Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Data.Concentrating.C_CogenraSunDeck

C - Cogenra Solar, Inc., SunDeck 1.0

Information

Necessary data for calculating dp_nominal, G_nominal and dT_nominal is not provided in the EN12975 test data. All are left blank.

References

Ratings data taken from the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation website. SRCC# = 2011127A.

Extends from SolarCollectors.Data.GenericSolarCollector (Generic data record providing inputs for specific collector data records).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
AreaATypTypes.Area.ApertureGross or aperture area
AreaA4.302Area [m2]
MassmDry484Dry weight [kg]
VolumeV4.4/1000Fluid volume [m3]
PressureDifferencedp_nominal Pressure drop during test conditions [Pa]
RealmperA_flow_nominal0.0241Mass flow rate per unit area of collector [kg/(s.m2)]
RealB001st incident angle modifier coefficient
RealB102nd incident angle modifier coefficient
Realy_intercept0.720Y intercept (Maximum efficiency)
Realslope0Slope from rating data [W/(m2.K)]
RealIAMDiff0.133Incidence angle modifier from EN12975 ratings data
RealC12.8312Heat loss coefficient from EN12975 ratings data
RealC20.00119Temperature dependence of heat loss from EN12975 ratings data
IrradianceG_nominal Nominal solar irradiance specified in ratings data [W/m2]
TemperatureDifferencedT_nominal Nominal temperature difference specified in ratings data [K]

Modelica definition

record C_CogenraSunDeck = SolarCollectors.Data.GenericSolarCollector ( final ATyp=Types.Area.Aperture, final A=4.302, final V=4.4/1000, final mperA_flow_nominal=0.0241, final y_intercept=0.720, final IAMDiff=0.133, final C1=2.8312, final C2=0.00119, final B0=0, final B1=0, final mDry=484, final slope=0) "C - Cogenra Solar, Inc., SunDeck 1.0";

Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Data.Concentrating.C_VerificationModel Buildings.Fluid.SolarCollectors.Data.Concentrating.C_VerificationModel

C - All inputs necessary for verification of EN12975 models

Information

No model on the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation website tested to EN12975 standards provides all of the necessary information for modeling. Specific limitations are dp_nominal, G_nominal and dT_nominal. This data record was created to allow verification of EN12975 base classes despite the limitations in available data.

Extends from SolarCollectors.Data.GenericSolarCollector (Generic data record providing inputs for specific collector data records).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
AreaATypTypes.Area.ApertureGross or aperture area
AreaA4.302Area [m2]
MassmDry484Dry weight [kg]
VolumeV4.4/1000Fluid volume [m3]
PressureDifferencedp_nominal100Pressure drop during test conditions [Pa]
RealmperA_flow_nominal0.0241Mass flow rate per unit area of collector [kg/(s.m2)]
RealB001st incident angle modifier coefficient
RealB102nd incident angle modifier coefficient
Realy_intercept0.720Y intercept (Maximum efficiency)
Realslope0Slope from rating data [W/(m2.K)]
RealIAMDiff0.133Incidence angle modifier from EN12975 ratings data
RealC12.8312Heat loss coefficient from EN12975 ratings data
RealC20.00119Temperature dependence of heat loss from EN12975 ratings data
IrradianceG_nominal1000Nominal solar irradiance specified in ratings data [W/m2]
TemperatureDifferencedT_nominal20Nominal temperature difference specified in ratings data [K]

Modelica definition

record C_VerificationModel = SolarCollectors.Data.GenericSolarCollector ( final ATyp=Types.Area.Aperture, final A=4.302, final V=4.4/1000, final dp_nominal = 100, final mperA_flow_nominal=0.0241, final y_intercept=0.720, final IAMDiff=0.133, final C1=2.8312, final C2=0.00119, final B0=0, final B1=0, final mDry=484, final slope=0, final G_nominal = 1000, final dT_nominal = 20) "C - All inputs necessary for verification of EN12975 models";

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