Conference Paper

Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019: 16th Conference of IBPSA

From Data Collection To Multi-objective Optimization Of An Existing Solar Thermal Combisystem

Anthony Rey, Radu Zmeureanu
Concordia University, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2019.210109
Abstract: This paper presents a methodology for optimizing solar thermal combisystems from data collection to multiobjective optimization, which is applied to an existing residential solar thermal combisystem installed in Massachusetts, USA. This solar combisystem, installed in an occupied house, is composed of two distinct arrays of flat-plate collectors of 15.8 m2 connected to a thermal storage tank of 617 litres, and provides for domestic hot water and space heating. The methodology comprises: (i) presentation of the solar combisystem, (ii) outliers detection and uncertainty analysis of measurements, (iii) model validation, (iv) trend data analysis, and (v) multiobjective optimization.
Keywords: Solar thermal combisystem, multi-objective optimization, measurements, data analysis, uncertainty.
Pages: 2755 - 2762
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