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Solar Simulator Design and Production for Solar Collector Test

Year 2018, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 55 - 62, 03.08.2018
https://doi.org/10.21541/apjes.356801

Abstract

In this study, a solar simulator with a size of 140x250 cm was established to test the solar collectors in the laboratory. Inside of the simulator, 46 pieces of 400 W and 4 pieces of 1000 W halogen lamps were used. The lamps were divided into four groups and their light intensities were adjusted with dimmers. The simulator provided an average intensity of 1080 W/m2 radiation from the 100x200 cm central area. Greenhouse shading material was used on the simulator and the average radiation value was reduced to 896 W/m2. A flat plate solar collector was tested with the prepared simulator. The tests were carried out at 25, 40, 60 and 80 oC constant fluid input temperatures and a standard flow rate of 0.02 kg/s m2. The efficiency of the tested collector was calculated as 72-48% of the working temperature range and the pressure drop of the collector was measured 19.4 pascal. Independently from the variable environmental conditions, flat plate or U-pipe vacuum tube solar collectors could be tested and their efficiency curves could be generated with the designed and established simulator.

References

  • TS EN ISO 9806, “Güneş enerjisi- Güneş kollektörleri- Deney metotlar”, 2014.
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  • Köse İsmail İ., “Düzlemsel güneş kollektörlerinde boru içerisinde kıvrılmış şerit kullanımının ısı transferine etkisinin deneysel incelenmesi”, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Yüksek Lisans tezi, 57s., 2011.
  • S.C. Solanki, S. Dubey, A. Tiwari, “Indoor simulation and testing of photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) air collectors”, Applied Energy, 86, 2421-2428, 2003.
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  • M.G. Guvenc, C. Gurcan, K. Durgin, D. MacDonald, “Solar Simulator and I-V Measurement System For Large Area Solar Cell Testing”, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 3659, (2004).
  • D.S. Codd, A. Carlson, J. Rees, A.H. Slocum, “A low cost high flux solar simülatör”, Solar Energy, 84, 2202-2212, 2010.
  • Q. Meng, Y. Wang, L. Zhang, “Irradiance characteristics and optimization design of a large-scale solar simulator”, Solar Energy, 85, 1758-1767, 2011.
  • A. Ozsoy, S. Demirer, N.M. Adam, “An experimental study on double-glazed flat plate solar water heating system in Turkey”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 564, 204-209, 2014.
  • A. Garcia, R.H. Martin, J.P. Garcia, “Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in a flat-plate solar water collector with wire-coil inserts” Applied Thermal Engineering, 6, 461-468, 2013.
  • A. Kumar, B.N. Prasad, “Investigation of twisted tape inserted solar water heaters-heat transfer, friction factor and thermal performance results”, Renewable Energy, 19, 379-398, 2000.

Güneş Kollektörü Testi için Güneş Simülatör Tasarımı ve İmalatı

Year 2018, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 55 - 62, 03.08.2018
https://doi.org/10.21541/apjes.356801

Abstract

Bu çalışmada güneş kollektörlerinin laboratuvar ortamında test edilebilmesi için 140x250 cm büyüklüğünde bir güneş simülatörü oluşturulmuştur. Simülatörde 46 adet 400 W ve 4 adet 1000 W halojen lamba kullanılmış, lambalar dört gruba ayrılarak dimmerlerle ışınım şiddetleri ayarlanmıştır. Simülatörün 100x200 cm’lik orta alanında ortalama 1080 W/m2 ışınım şiddeti sağlanmıştır. Simülatöre sera filesi ile gölgeleme yapılarak ışınım şiddeti 896 W/m2’ye düşürülmüştür. Hazırlanan simülatörde bir düzlemsel güneş kollektörü 25, 40, 60 ve 80 oC sabit akışkan giriş sıcaklıklarında ve 0.02 kg/s m2 standart akışkan debisiyle test edilmiştir. Kollektör verimi çalışılan sıcaklık aralığında %72-48 arasında hesaplanmış ve kollektördeki basınç düşümü de 19.4 paskal olarak ölçülmüştür. Tasarımı yapılıp üretimi gerçekleştirilen güneş simülatörüyle, dış ortamın değişken şartlarından bağımsız olarak, düzlemsel veya U-borulu vakum tüplü güneş kollektörleri standarda uygun olarak test edilip, kollektör verim eğrileri oluşturulabilecektir.

References

  • TS EN ISO 9806, “Güneş enerjisi- Güneş kollektörleri- Deney metotlar”, 2014.
  • M. Shatat, S. Riffat, F. Agyenim, “Experimental testing method for solar light simulator with an attached evacuated solar collector”, International Journal of Energy and Environment, 4(2), 219-230, 2013.
  • Köse İsmail İ., “Düzlemsel güneş kollektörlerinde boru içerisinde kıvrılmış şerit kullanımının ısı transferine etkisinin deneysel incelenmesi”, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Yüksek Lisans tezi, 57s., 2011.
  • S.C. Solanki, S. Dubey, A. Tiwari, “Indoor simulation and testing of photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) air collectors”, Applied Energy, 86, 2421-2428, 2003.
  • K. Sopian, Supranto, W.R.W. Daud, M.Y. Othman, B. Yatim, “Thermal performance of the double-pass solar collector with and without porous media”, Renewable Energy”, 18, 557-564, 1999.
  • C. Domínguez, I. Antón, G. Sala, “Solar simulator for concentrator photovoltaic systems”, Optics Express, 16(19), 14894-14901, 2008.
  • M.G. Guvenc, C. Gurcan, K. Durgin, D. MacDonald, “Solar Simulator and I-V Measurement System For Large Area Solar Cell Testing”, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 3659, (2004).
  • D.S. Codd, A. Carlson, J. Rees, A.H. Slocum, “A low cost high flux solar simülatör”, Solar Energy, 84, 2202-2212, 2010.
  • Q. Meng, Y. Wang, L. Zhang, “Irradiance characteristics and optimization design of a large-scale solar simulator”, Solar Energy, 85, 1758-1767, 2011.
  • A. Ozsoy, S. Demirer, N.M. Adam, “An experimental study on double-glazed flat plate solar water heating system in Turkey”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 564, 204-209, 2014.
  • A. Garcia, R.H. Martin, J.P. Garcia, “Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in a flat-plate solar water collector with wire-coil inserts” Applied Thermal Engineering, 6, 461-468, 2013.
  • A. Kumar, B.N. Prasad, “Investigation of twisted tape inserted solar water heaters-heat transfer, friction factor and thermal performance results”, Renewable Energy, 19, 379-398, 2000.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Engineering
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Ahmet Özsoy 0000-0003-0911-9799

Mustafa Galip This is me

Publication Date August 3, 2018
Submission Date November 21, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2018 Volume: 6 Issue: 2

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IEEE A. Özsoy and M. Galip, “Güneş Kollektörü Testi için Güneş Simülatör Tasarımı ve İmalatı”, APJES, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 55–62, 2018, doi: 10.21541/apjes.356801.