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Retrofitting Two Solar Hot Water Systems For Year Round Operation, Zachary A. Cook May 2014

Retrofitting Two Solar Hot Water Systems For Year Round Operation, Zachary A. Cook

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Solar energy in a variety of applications is again becoming more widely used. Solar collectors have been installed during the construction of two Utah State University buildings: Wetlands Discovery located in Kaysville, Utah and Swaner Nature Preserve located in Park City, Utah. While these systems are capable of capturing a significant amount of solar energy, problems have been encountered when the demand is less than the system’s capacity. This project report documents the problems encountered while operating the two solar water heating systems and how the systems were modified to be operational year round under typical operating conditions. The peak …