How to heat your home with solar energy: expert advice
Solar energy is increasingly used by people not only to generate electricity, but also to heat various rooms. For this, special solar plants or so-called solar collectors are used. Their principle of operation is to absorb infrared radiation and then heat the air or water.
The market presents a wide variety of solar installations. To figure out which of them are better suited for private use, Ojo will help in today's article.
Passive solar heating is the simplest heating system to perform. The energy of the sun entering the house through the windows is absorbed by some storage element. For example, a large-sized container with water, a wall or a stone floor. After heating, the element gives off heat to the air, thus warming up the temperature in the entire room.
The active air heating scheme is considered popular among users. Such a system involves the use of a solar collector in which air is circulated through the internal cavities. The heated air enters the ventilation, where a heat pump or heat exchanger is installed.
The liquid heating system is based on a collector with a coolant based on water or propylene glycol antifreeze. Such a system is connected to pipes and radiators, where antifreeze is pumped over by a pump. The heating medium temperature reaches 200-300 ° C.
An interesting solution is the combination of a liquid system and a ground source pump into a single structure. Such a mechanism will heat the house thanks to the warmth of the earth's crust. These installations are actively used in regions with very cold climates.
Winter is just around the corner, and you can prepare for it in the section "Heaters, fan heaters".
The market presents a wide variety of solar installations. To figure out which of them are better suited for private use, Ojo will help in today's article.
Passive solar heating is the simplest heating system to perform. The energy of the sun entering the house through the windows is absorbed by some storage element. For example, a large-sized container with water, a wall or a stone floor. After heating, the element gives off heat to the air, thus warming up the temperature in the entire room.
The active air heating scheme is considered popular among users. Such a system involves the use of a solar collector in which air is circulated through the internal cavities. The heated air enters the ventilation, where a heat pump or heat exchanger is installed.
The liquid heating system is based on a collector with a coolant based on water or propylene glycol antifreeze. Such a system is connected to pipes and radiators, where antifreeze is pumped over by a pump. The heating medium temperature reaches 200-300 ° C.
An interesting solution is the combination of a liquid system and a ground source pump into a single structure. Such a mechanism will heat the house thanks to the warmth of the earth's crust. These installations are actively used in regions with very cold climates.
Winter is just around the corner, and you can prepare for it in the section "Heaters, fan heaters".
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