Abstract
Present trends on solar thermal systems for building integration define the need of integrated solar technologies for façades. The integration of solar systems in façades allows for the direct connection of solar systems to heated spaces, and automated air solar collectors based on the trombe-mitchell provide a suitable technology for its adoption in multi-rise buildings with decentralized-individual HVAC systems in Central-European and Mediterranean heating dominated climates. This paper reviews the main principles of such building envelope components, and the construction and design considerations of two air-based solar thermal collectors. Full scale preliminary prototypes of these systems were tested at the KUBIK by Tecnalia test facility in an Oceanic Climate (Koppen Geiger Cfb zone). The observed thermal performance is analyzed, and the process of a full scale installation in a real building envelope retrofitting process of a building in Spain is reviewed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 353-360 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Energy Procedia |
| Volume | 115 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Event | International Conference – Alternative and Renewable Energy Quest, AREQ 2017 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 1 Feb 2017 → 3 Feb 2017 |
Funding
The research leading to the results reported in this work has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007–2013, projects Multifunctional Energy efficient Façade System (MeeFS, Grant Agreement no 285411) and Toolboxes for systemic Retrofitting (Retrokit, Grant Agreement no 314229).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Multifunctional Energy efficient Façade System | 314229, 285411 |
| Seventh Framework Programme |
Keywords
- Building envelopes
- Integrated Solar Collector Envelopes
- Integration
- Solar thermal systems
