Solar Thermal Systems

Whether fixed or portable, swimming pools can be found in the gardens of many houses throughout the world. Most people begin using their pool in the spring or beginning of summer. Although the air temperature may be pleasant enough, the temperature of the pool water is usually below desired levels at the beginning of the summer. To raise the temperature of the pool, solar heaters that use solar energy...

A Fountain pump is an architecture which pours out water into a basin or jets it out for drinking or decorative or dramatic purposes. A solar fountain pump therefore would be a fountain pump in the home or garden that uses water and solar energy to operate. No electricity is needed as it only requires a water fountain and a photovoltaic module wired into the module as the power required to run it....

Solar expansion tank is a vital item while operating a solar energy system. This is because of the heat, which the system is likely to incur during the conversion of direct sunlight to energy. As we all know the mere presence of heat can result to expansion of anything. The expansion it will cause on the system leads to the additional pressure, which is likely to strain the system if no tank is available. Why...

Most homeowners are advised to invest in solar systems as these have been found to be more cost effective than other sources of energy. For the solar hot water system it has the ability to collect more energy without increasing the cost of utility use yet they are more effective. Furthermore, the collectors located within the hot water solar system are able to produce the energy that it has drawn from...

The use of passive solar heating and cooling techniques has been in existence for a very long time now. Even with the availability of the modern solar, the passive solar are still in use. The concept behind passive heating and cooling is to model building structures which take advantage of natural weather conditions in heating or cooling. These buildings take energy from the sun and use it in winter...

Solar Hot Water systems vary from different equipment being used and how they operate. Tanks are used in active systems but are not required in thermo siphon systems. Open loop systems for instance have Integral Collector storage (ICS) which means the tank and collector is inbuilt. Some systems are active in that they use moving parts like pumps and valves while others are passive meaning they use...

Warmth is a necessity for both plants and animals' well-being. It is mainly achieved through heating of fuels like propane, electricity and oils such as paraffin. These fuels are often very expensive and one may not be able to cope with the high cost of power during winter. A cheaper solution is the use of active solar heating systems. Active solar heating is the use of the power from the sun to provide...

Solar water heating is basically a method in which heating of domestic water is done by solar heating panels. The panels are normally fixed in the top of the roof or mounted on the ground depending on the geographical location of your house. Solar systems comprise of solar thermal collectors, pipes and fluid system that will move the heat from the collector to the tank and a water storage tank. This...

Active solar collector is a system which collects the sun's rays from an area in which sun hits and focuses the rays in one point. Solar collection systems falls into two major groups which involves flat plate collectors and concentrating collectors. The two major categories of solar collection systems apply to both planned or active solar collection. With concentrating collectors parabolic mirrors...

The world has in a way come up with many energy saving plans from, energy saving bulbs, water heaters and cooling systems. Solar energy has been seen as an alternative to artificial power supply to the high cost of producing it. Some people use solar energy as a result of not being able to access to electricity. According to NASA, 2 billion people across the world have no access to electricity. Among...