Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) · 1980 · 23 citations · 0 references
EngineeringArchitectural EngineeringBuilding ScienceEnergy SystemsHeat TransferThermal ComfortBuilding Energy SystemsBuilding Thermal PerformanceHeat Transfer In BuildingsPassive HeatingSolar Energy SystemsSolar Thermal SystemsBuilding-integrated Solar Thermal SystemsCapacitanceDirect Gain HeatingDirect Gain SystemsHeat GainSolar Gain ModelingSolar GainsThermal Performance Modeling
General design methods for building-integrated (passive) solar heating systems are needed to evaluate the effects of design parameters on building energy needs. For collector-storage walls, the Resistance Network Method and the Solar Load Ratio Method are available. For direct gain systems, however, the Solar Load Ratio Method is limited in the scope of system parameters which can be considered; it does not allow the examination of the effects of house capacitance, allowable room temperature swing, or alternative high and low room thermostat set point temperatures. A more general design method for direct gain systems is presented.