KR101262021B1 - Method and apparatus for training solar collectors performance - Google Patents

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KR101262021B1
KR101262021B1 KR1020110049965A KR20110049965A KR101262021B1 KR 101262021 B1 KR101262021 B1 KR 101262021B1 KR 1020110049965 A KR1020110049965 A KR 1020110049965A KR 20110049965 A KR20110049965 A KR 20110049965A KR 101262021 B1 KR101262021 B1 KR 101262021B1
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The present invention relates to a performance test of a solar collector, and relates to an apparatus and a method for testing performance of a solar collector capable of testing the performance of a collector for collecting solar heat. The present invention relates to a solar collector (10) which collects solar heat and heats and externally flows the fluid flowing from the outside; A flow control valve (20) for regulating the flow rate of the fluid flowing into the solar collector (10); A pump 30 for supplying fluid to the flow control valve 20; A flow meter 40 for measuring the flow rate of the fluid flowing from the pump 30 to the flow rate control valve 20; A thermostatic chamber 70 including a cooler 50 and a heater 60 to provide the fluid discharged from the solar collector 10 to the pump 30 at a constant temperature; A refrigerator (80) for supplying the coolant to the cooler (50); A control panel 90 for setting and displaying the temperature of the cooler 50, the temperature of the heater 60, and the temperature of the fluid flowing into and out of the solar collector 10; A refrigerator data acquiring unit (100) for acquiring refrigeration data of the refrigerator (80); And a collector data acquiring unit (110) for acquiring collection data of the solar collectors.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a solar collector,

The present invention relates to a performance test of a solar collector, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for testing performance of a collector of a solar collector capable of testing the performance of a collector for collecting solar heat.

Generally, an experimental apparatus is composed of a mechanical part and a control part, and a mechanical part system is constituted to be able to operate by constituting a circuit diagram by a control panel.

It is necessary to understand the principle and function of experimental equipment and to train the principle of electric and sensor automatic control, control operation and circuit design ability, and to have easy to understand, experiment and practice. Is being developed.

Such measurement experiment devices include renewable energy generation experimental equipment, hybrid power conversion experiment equipment, refrigerator experiment equipment, and air conditioner experiment equipment.

Among them, New Renewable Energy is the energy that transforms existing fossil fuels or uses renewable energy including solar heat, water, geothermal, bio-organisms, etc., future energy for sustainable energy supply system Let the circle be its characteristic.

These new and renewable energy have become increasingly important due to the instability of oil prices and the regulatory compliance of the Convention on Climate Change.

In Korea, there are 8 renewable energy sources (solar, solar, biomass, wind, hydro, geothermal, marine and waste energy) and 3 new energy sources (fuel cell, coal liquefied gasification, hydrogen energy) Renewable energy is designated as the renewable energy.

Among them, solar thermal technology is a technology used for heating and cooling the building through absorption, storage and thermal conversion of solar heat. At the core of solar thermal technology is solar collecting technology, heat storage technology, system control technology, system design technology .

The solar heat system can be divided into a heat collecting part, a use part, and a control part. Here, the heat collecting part is a kind of heat storage tank which functions as a kind of buffer, And the use part effectively supplies the solar heat stored in the heat collecting part, and the control part effectively collects, stores, and supplies the solar heat, and plays an important role in the performance and reliability of the solar thermal system.

For reference, solar energy is energy with low energy density and seasonal and time-dependent energy, so thermal and storage technology is the most basic.

On the other hand, the solar heat collection is carried out by using a vacuum tube type solar collector or a collector plate type solar collector, and is heated by the header installed in the collector. However, until now, the focus is focused on maximizing the performance of the collector, There is a problem that it is difficult to apply in the actual field if education, experiment and practice of the solar collector are not carried out because the educational equipment for the performance test of the water according to various temperature conditions and flow conditions is not developed.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an apparatus and a method for testing performance of a solar collector capable of testing the performance of a solar heat collector with respect to various fluids supplied through a constant temperature chamber and a flow rate control valve under various temperature conditions and various flow conditions. The purpose is to provide.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solar collector comprising: a solar collector which collects solar heat and heats and externally flows the fluid flowing from the outside; A flow control valve for regulating the flow rate of the fluid flowing into the solar collector; A pump for supplying fluid to the flow control valve; A flow meter for measuring the flow rate of the fluid flowing from the pump to the flow control valve; A thermostatic chamber including a cooler and a heater for supplying a fluid discharged from a solar collector at a constant temperature by a pump; A refrigerator for supplying the refrigerant to the cooler; A control panel for setting and displaying the temperature of the cooler, the temperature of the heater, and the temperature of the fluid flowing into and out of the solar collector; A refrigerator data acquiring unit for acquiring refrigeration data of the refrigerator; And a collector data acquiring unit for acquiring collection data of the solar collector.

Here, the solar collector is composed of one of a vacuum tube type collector or a collector plate type collector and a header to which the fluid is heated by solar heat collected from the vacuum tube type collector or collector plate type collector,

The control panel includes a cooler temperature setting and display unit for setting and displaying the temperature of the cooler, a heater temperature setting and display unit for setting and displaying the temperature of the heater, a collector inlet temperature setting unit for setting and displaying the temperature of the fluid flowing into the solar collector, A heater temperature setting and display unit, and a collector inlet temperature setting and display unit are respectively connected to a setting valve, a setting unit, and a display unit, and a collector outlet temperature display unit for displaying the temperature of the fluid flowing out from the solar collector, A PV (Process Valve) display unit, and a temperature setting button unit including a plurality of buttons for adjusting the temperature setting, and the collector outflow temperature display unit comprises a SV (Setting valve) indicating the temperature of the fluid flowing out according to the performance test of the solar collector, ) And a PV (Process valve) display section,

The heating chamber includes a water tank for containing the fluid, an inlet side partition wall for introducing the introduced fluid to one opened side, and an outlet side partition wall for discharging the fluid introduced from the inlet side partition wall to another open side corresponding to the inlet side partition wall. And a plurality of cooling holes formed vertically between the inlet side partition wall and the outlet side partition wall and passing through a cooling pipe for receiving the refrigerant from the refrigerator to cool the fluid, And a plurality of cooling holes formed in the cooling plate. The plurality of cooling holes formed in the cooling plate are disposed at different positions horizontally from the plurality of communication holes of the cooling plate adjacent to the cooling plate, And a heater composed of a plurality of heater rods for heating the fluid to be flowed out.

The data from the refrigerator data acquirer and the collector data acquirer are preferably automatically stored in an Excel file format on a personal computer equipped with a solar collector performance test program.

The apparatus for testing the performance of a solar collector is provided with a first temperature sensor for measuring the temperature (CT_In: Constant Tank Inlet) of the fluid flowing into the thermostatic chamber, and a second temperature sensor for measuring the temperature (CT_Out: Constant Tank Outlet) 2 temperature sensor, a third temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the fluid (HC_In: heat collector inlet) flowing into the solar collector, and a fourth temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the fluid (HC_Out: Heat Collector Outlet) A fifth temperature sensor for measuring a surface temperature (GS) of a collector of the solar collector, a sixth temperature sensor for measuring a header temperature of the solar collector (HPT), and a solar collector And a seventh temperature sensor for measuring OT (Outside Temperature).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solar cell module including: a solar cell; Setting different fluid temperatures in the thermostatic chamber and different flow rates for the solar collectors and different target temperatures of the fluids exiting the solar collectors; Setting the automatic data storage up to the present time when the power is cut off during the experiment of the solar collector performance testing device; Supplying the fluid in the thermostatic chamber to the solar collector through the pump and the flow control valve according to the set flow rate; Stopping the supply of the flow by controlling the pump when the fluid is supplied to the solar collector by the set flow rate; Storing the experimental performance data for the solar collector when the fluid supplied to the solar collector reaches the set temperature; Controlling the pump to newly supply the fluid in the thermostat to the solar collector and experimenting with the set target; and testing the performance of the solar collector.

Here, the step of storing the experimental performance data for the solar collector includes the steps of: measuring the fluid temperature of the thermostatic chamber, the flow rate supplied to the solar collector, the arrival time to the target temperature of the fluid flowing out from the solar collector, (CT_In: Constant Tank Inlet), the temperature of the fluid flowing out from the thermostatic chamber, the temperature of the fluid (HC_In: Heat Collector Inlet) flowing into the solar collector, the temperature of the fluid flowing out from the solar collector HC_Out: Heat Collector Outlet), the glass surface of the collector of the solar collector (GS), the header pipe temperature (HPT) of the solar collector, and the outside temperature of the solar collector (OT) , And date and time of the year, as the Excel data.

The present invention has the following effects.

First, the performance (heat capacity) of the solar collector can be experimented with various temperature conditions and various flow conditions for the fluid supplied through the heating chamber and the flow control valve.

Second, it is possible to provide students with performance measurement experiments and practical training on solar collectors.

1 is a view for explaining an apparatus for testing the performance of a solar collector according to the present invention,
Fig. 2 is an exemplary view showing the apparatus for testing the performance of the solar collector shown in Fig. 1,
FIG. 3 is an exemplary view showing a front view of the solar collector performance test apparatus shown in FIG. 2,
FIG. 4 is a detailed view of a control panel of the solar collector performance test apparatus shown in FIG. 2,
FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of the temperature sensor position of the solar collector performance test apparatus shown in FIG. 2,
6 is an exemplary view showing the temperature and flow rate data of the solar collector performance test apparatus shown in Fig. 2 on a monitor, Fig.
FIG. 7 is an exemplary view for explaining a constant temperature bath in the solar collector performance test apparatus shown in FIG. 2;
8 is an exemplary view for explaining the inside of the thermostat shown in Fig. 7,
Fig. 9 is an exemplary view for explaining the cooler of the thermostat shown in Fig. 7,
FIG. 10 is an exemplary view for explaining a state of the refrigerator in the monitor of the solar collector performance test apparatus shown in FIG. 2,
FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a solar collector performance test method according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In addition, although the term used in the present invention is selected as a general term that is widely used at present, there are some terms selected arbitrarily by the applicant in a specific case. In this case, since the meaning is described in detail in the description of the relevant invention, It is to be understood that the present invention should be grasped as a meaning of a term that is not a name of the present invention. Further, in describing the embodiments, descriptions of technical contents which are well known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs and which are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. This is for the sake of clarity of the present invention without omitting the unnecessary explanation.

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining an apparatus for testing the performance of a solar collector according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an illustration showing an apparatus for testing the performance of the solar collector shown in FIG. 1, Fig.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the apparatus for testing the performance of a solar collector according to the present invention comprises a solar collector 10 for collecting solar heat and heating and flowing the fluid flowing from the outside, A pump 30 for supplying a fluid to the flow rate control valve 20 and a flow rate controller for measuring a flow rate of the fluid flowing into the flow rate control valve 20 from the pump 30 A thermostatic chamber 70 including a flow meter 40, a cooler 50 and a heater 60 to supply the fluid discharged from the solar collector 10 to the pump 30 at a constant temperature, A refrigerator 80 for supplying the coolant to the cooler 50 and a control panel for setting and displaying the temperature of the cooler 50 and the temperature of the heater 60 and the temperature of the fluid flowing into and out of the solar collector 10 90, a refrigerator data acquiring unit 100 for acquiring refrigeration data of the refrigerator 80, And a collector data acquiring unit (110) for acquiring collection data of the machine (10).

Here, the solar collector 10 may be composed of, for example, a conventional vacuum tube type collector 11 and a header 12 to which a fluid is heated as shown in Fig. Of course, it is also possible to use collector plate type collectors instead of vacuum tube type collectors for performance tests of various collector types.

Data from the refrigerator data acquirer 100 and the collector data acquirer 110 are automatically stored in an excel file format on the personal computer 120 in which the solar collector performance testing program is installed and the stored data is stored in the monitor 121 Is displayed.

On the other hand, between the solar collector 10 and the flow control valve 20, the flow control valve 20 and the constant temperature bath 70, the constant temperature bath 70 and the pump 30, the pump 30 and the flow control valve 20 The fluid flow pipe 130 is constructed.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing a control panel of the solar collector performance test apparatus shown in FIG. 2 in detail.

4, the control panel 90 includes a cooler temperature setting and display unit 91 for setting and displaying the temperature of the cooler 50, a display unit 91 for controlling the temperature of the heater 60, A display unit 93 for setting and displaying the temperature of the fluid flowing into the solar collector 10 and a display unit 93 for setting and displaying the temperature of the fluid flowing into the solar collector 10, And a collector outlet temperature display unit 94 for displaying the temperature of the collector.

Here, the cooler temperature setting and display section 91, the heater temperature setting and display section 92, and the collector inlet temperature setting and display section 93 are respectively connected to SV (Setting valve), PV (Process valve) display section 91a, 92b and 93b constituted by a plurality of buttons capable of controlling the temperature setting and the collector outlet temperature display section 94 constitutes a performance test of the solar collector 10 (SV) and a PV (process valve) display portion 94a.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary view showing the temperature sensor position of the solar collector performance test apparatus shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is an exemplary view showing the temperature and flow data of the solar collector performance test apparatus shown in FIG.

In the apparatus for testing the performance of the solar collector according to the present invention, the solar collector 10 collects data according to various temperature conditions, temperature and flow conditions of the fluid.

To this end, the apparatus for testing the performance of the solar collector according to the present invention includes a first temperature sensor 141 for measuring the temperature (CT_In: Constant Tank Inlet) of the fluid flowing into the constant temperature chamber 70 in the fluid flow pipe 130, A second temperature sensor 142 for measuring a temperature of the fluid flowing out from the solar collector 10 (CT_Out: Constant Tank Outlet), and a second temperature sensor 142 for measuring the temperature of the fluid (HC_In: Heat Collector Inlet) A third temperature sensor 144 for measuring the temperature of the fluid flowing out from the solar collector 10 and a fourth temperature sensor 144 for measuring the temperature of the fluid flowing out from the solar collector 10 and a surface temperature of the collector of the solar collector A sixth temperature sensor 146 for measuring the temperature (HPT) of the header 12 of the solar collector 10, a sixth temperature sensor 146 for measuring the temperature of the solar collector 10 And a seventh temperature sensor 147 for measuring an outside temperature (OT). On the other hand, the flow of the fluid (W.F.) is collected in the flow meter 40, which is preferably composed of a digital flow meter.

The temperature measured by the first to seventh temperature sensors 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 and 147 and the flow rate of the fluid measured by the flow meter 40 are measured by a collector And the data is transmitted to the computer 120. The computer 120 transmits the data to the first to seventh temperature indicators 141a, 142a, 143a, 144a, 145a, 146a, and 147a Display. The data of the flowmeter 40 is also displayed on the flow rate display portion 40a of the monitor 121. [

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the storage file is inputted at the beginning of the program, and data is stored until the instant when the power is cut off even during the experiment, even when the power is cut off. The heat collection amount of the solar collector 10 can be measured through the temperature and flow data.

7 is an exemplary view for explaining the constant temperature bath in the solar heat collector performance test apparatus shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 8 is an exemplary view for explaining the inside of the constant temperature bath shown in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a cross- Fig.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the constant temperature bath 70 of the apparatus for testing the performance of a solar collector according to the present invention includes a water tank 71 for receiving a fluid, a fluid inlet / An outlet side partition wall 52 which flows out the fluid to the other opened side corresponding to the inlet side partition wall 52 and an outlet side partition wall 51 which is connected to the inlet side partition wall 51 and the outlet side partition wall 52, A plurality of cooling holes 54 formed vertically through the cooling pipe 80 for passing coolant through the cooling pipe 53 for cooling the fluid by receiving the coolant from the refrigerator 80 and a plurality of flow holes 55 A heater 60 composed of a plurality of heating rods 61 for heating a fluid flowing out from the outlet side partition wall 52 of the cooler 50; ).

Here, the cooling pipe 53 is formed in a lattice shape with respect to the cooling plate 56 through a plurality of cooling holes 54 formed in the plurality of cooling plates 56. As the material of the cooling pipe 53, a brass pipe having excellent thermal conductivity and easy to deform, a pipe, a copper pipe, and the like can be used.

The plurality of flow holes 55 formed in the cooling plate 56 are formed at positions different from each other horizontally with respect to the plurality of flow holes 55 of the neighboring cooling plate 56. For example, if the cooling holes 55 of the cooling plate 56 adjacent to the inlet side partition wall 51 are formed at four corners and five at the center of the cooling plate 56, The cooling holes 55 are formed in the cooling plate 56 in the vertical and horizontal directions between four corners and corners except for the center. As the flow holes 55 are formed horizontally at different positions, the fluid does not pass directly to the cooling holes 55 of the neighboring cooling plates 56 but is uniformly cooled.

The heater 60 includes a plurality of heater rods 61 in the water tub 71 and heats the fluid cooled by the cooler 50 and flows out to the fluid output side 132 of the thermostatic chamber 70.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary view for explaining a state of a refrigerator in a monitor of the solar collector performance test apparatus shown in FIG. 2; FIG.

10, the refrigerator 80 circuit includes a compressor, a condenser, a liquid receiver, an expansion valve, and an evaporator (not shown). The refrigerator 80 includes a compressor, a condenser, a liquid receiver, (Evaporator).

A temperature sensor Temp 1 and a pressure sensor 1 are provided on one side of the compressor and a temperature sensor Temp 2 and a pressure sensor 2 are provided on the other side of the compressor. A temperature sensor (Temp 3) is also installed on one side of the condenser.

Further, a temperature sensor (Temp 4 and Temp 9) and a pressure sensor (Press 3) are provided between the condenser and the receiver, a temperature sensor (Temp 5) is installed on one side of the expansion valve, A temperature sensor (Temp 6) and a pressure sensor (Press 4) are installed.

A temperature sensor (Temp 7) is also provided between the evaporator and the compressor, and a temperature sensor (Temp 8) is installed on one side of the evaporator.

(Qe, AW, qc, qr, qf, x, y, COP) calculated according to the temperature, pressure, ph diagram (upper right), temperature and pressure of the refrigerator as shown in FIG. The screen for the drive selection (RUN), stop selection (STOP) and storage selection (SAVE) is displayed.

In the monitor, the enthalpy value (Enthalpy), the refrigeration effect (qe), the heat equivalent of the compressor (AW), the condenser discharge heat quantity (qc), the latent heat of vaporization (qr), the flash gas generation quantity (qf) immediately after passing through the expansion valve, (X) immediately after passing through the expansion valve, humidity (y) immediately after passing through the expansion valve, and the theoretical performance coefficient (COP).

Here, among the enthalpy values, the No. 1 enthalpy is an enthalpy value with which the temperature (Temp 1) and the pressure (Press 1) coincide, and the No. 2 enthalpy is the temperature (Temp 2) The enthalpy of No. 3 is the enthalpy value corresponding to the temperature (Temp 3), the No. 4 enthalpy is the enthalpy value corresponding to the temperature (Temp 4), the No. 5 enthalpy is the temperature (Temp 5) The pressure (Press 3) corresponds to the enthalpy value, the No. 6 enthalpy is the value of the No. 5 enthalpy, and the No. 7 enthalpy is the enthalpy value that coincides with the temperature (Temp 7).

Further, the refrigerating effect (qe) is the No.1 enthalpy value-No.5 enthalpy value, the compressor thermoequivalent (AW) is the value of No.2 enthalpy-No.1 enthalpy, Is the enthalpy value of the No. 2 enthalpy, the value of the No. 5 enthalpy, the latent heat of vaporization qr is the enthalpy value corresponding to the temperature (Temp 6), and the flash gas generation amount qf immediately after passing through the expansion valve is the No. 5 enthalpy Is the enthalpy value corresponding to the value-temperature (Temp 6), and the drying degree (x) immediately after passing through the expansion valve is the flash gas generation amount (qf) / evaporation latent heat (qr) immediately after passing through the expansion valve, (a) is the degree of drying (x) immediately after passing through the 1-expansion valve, the theoretical performance coefficient (COP) is the refrigeration effect (qe) 1 to 6, 6 'and 7, respectively.

The respective enthalpy values and the refrigeration effect (qe), the thermal equivalence of the compressor (AW), the condenser discharge heat quantity (qc), the latent heat of vaporization (qr), the flash gas generation quantity (qf) immediately after passing through the expansion valve, The drying degree (x) immediately after passing through, the humidity (y) immediately after passing through the expansion valve, and the theoretical performance coefficient (COP) values are stored in an Excel file or the like.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a solar collector performance test method according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 11, first, the solar collector 10 as shown in FIG. 2 is connected to an experimental apparatus in operation S10 of the solar collector performance test apparatus according to the present invention.

The control panel 90 and the computer 120 then control the different fluid temperatures in the thermostatic chamber 70, the different flow rates for the solar collector 10, and the different target temperatures of the fluids exiting the solar collector 10, (S30).

In other words, it is intended to experiment variously with various fluid temperature conditions and various flow rate conditions with respect to the solar collector 10 to be tested and the arrival time to the target temperature of the fluid heated and discharged from the solar collector 10. The temperature of the fluid in the thermostat 70 supplied to the solar collector 10 is controlled by the cooler 50 and the heater 60. The data of the refrigerator 80 for supplying the coolant to the cooler 50 is supplied to the refrigerator 50, And transmits it to the computer 120 from the data acquisition device 100.

During the experiment, the computer 120 is set to automatically store the data up to the present time when the power is turned off (S50).

Subsequently, the fluid in the thermostatic chamber 70 is supplied to the solar collector 10 through the pump 30 and the flow control valve 20 according to the set flow rate (S70).

Next, it is judged whether or not the supplied amount is supplied to the solar collector 10 (S90).

If the determination result (S90) is supplied to the solar collector 10 by the set flow amount, the flow rate supply is stopped by controlling the pump 30 (S110).

Then, it is determined whether the fluid in the header 12 of the solar collector 10 has reached the set temperature (S130).

If the fluid in the header 12 reaches the set temperature, the experimental performance data of the solar collector 10 is stored in the computer 120 as an Excel file through the collector data acquirer 110, And the fluid of the thermostatic chamber 70 is newly supplied to the solar collector 10 (S150).

Here, the experimental performance data is obtained by comparing the fluid temperature of the thermostatic chamber 70, the flow rate supplied to the solar collector 10, the arrival time to the target temperature of the fluid flowing out from the solar collector 10, 1 and the seventh sensors 141, 142, 142, 144, 145, 146, 147 and the flow of the flowmeter.

Subsequently, it is determined whether the target has been tested (S170), and the experiment is performed for the target value. This target value can be variously determined according to the experimental target, so there is no particular limitation.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Therefore, the examples disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

10: Solar Collector 20: Flow Control Valve
30: Pump 40: Flow meter
50: cooler 51, 52: partition wall
53: Cooling pipe 54: Cooling pipe
55: Distribution ball 56: Cooling plate
60: heater 61: heater rod
70: constant temperature chamber 80: freezer
90: control panel 100: refrigerator data acquisition device
110: Collector data acquisition device 120: Computer
130: fluid flow tube 131: fluid input side tube
132: Fluid output side tube
141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147: temperature sensor

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A solar collector (10) which collects solar heat and heats and externally flows the fluid flowing from the outside;
A flow control valve (20) for controlling the flow rate of the fluid flowing into the solar collector (10);
A pump 30 for supplying the fluid to the flow control valve 20;
A flow meter (40) for measuring the flow rate of the fluid flowing into the flow control valve (20) from the pump (30);
A thermostatic chamber (70) including a cooler (50) and a heater (60) to provide the fluid discharged from the solar collector (10) to the pump (30) at a constant temperature;
A refrigerator (80) for supplying the coolant to the cooler (50);
A control panel (90) for setting and displaying the temperature of the cooler (50), the temperature of the heater (60), and the temperature of the fluid flowing into and out of the solar collector (10);
A refrigerator data acquiring unit (100) for acquiring refrigeration data of the refrigerator (80); And
And a collector data acquiring unit (110) for collecting collection data of the solar collector (10).
The method according to claim 1,
The solar collector (10)
One of the vacuum tube type collector and the collector plate type collector,
And a header (12) for heating the fluid with solar heat collected from the vacuum tube type collector or the collector plate type collector,
The control panel (90)
A cooler temperature setting and display unit 91 for setting and displaying the temperature of the cooler 50,
A heater temperature setting and display unit 92 for setting and displaying the temperature of the heater 60,
A display unit 93 for setting and displaying the temperature of the fluid flowing into the solar collector 10,
And a collector outlet temperature display unit 94 for displaying the temperature of the fluid flowing out from the solar collector 10,
The cooler temperature setting and display unit 91 and the heater temperature setting and display unit 92 and the collector inflow temperature setting and display unit 93 are connected to a set valve SV, a PV (process valve) display unit 91a ) 93a and temperature setting button portions 91b, 92b and 93b constituted by a plurality of buttons capable of adjusting the temperature setting,
The collector outflow temperature display unit 94 comprises a SV (Setting valve) and a PV (Process valve) display unit 94a for indicating the temperature of the fluid flowing out according to the performance test of the solar collector 10,
The thermostatic bath (70) comprises a water tank (71) for containing the fluid, an inlet side partition wall (51) for introducing the inflow fluid to one opened side,
An outlet side partition wall 52 for discharging the fluid introduced from the inlet side partition wall 51 to the other side opened in the direction corresponding to the open side of the inlet side partition wall 52,
A plurality of cooling holes 54 vertically formed between the inlet side partition wall 51 and the outlet side partition wall 52 and passing through a cooling pipe 53 for receiving the refrigerant from the refrigerator 80 and cooling the fluid, And a plurality of cooling plates 56 formed in a lattice shape and having a plurality of flow holes 55 for passing the cooled fluid therethrough. The plurality of flow holes 55 formed in the cooling plate 56 The cooler 50 is formed at a position different from that of the plurality of flow holes 55 of the neighboring cooling plate 56 of the cooling plate 56,
And the heater (60) comprises a plurality of heater rods (61) for heating the fluid flowing out from the outflow side wall (52) of the cooler (50).
The method according to claim 1,
The data from the refrigerator data acquirer (100) and the collector data acquirer (110) are automatically stored in an Excel file format on a personal computer (120) equipped with a solar collector performance test program. .
3. The method of claim 2,
The solar collector performance test apparatus includes:
A first temperature sensor 141 for measuring the temperature (CT_In: Constant Tank Inlet) of the fluid flowing into the thermostatic chamber 70,
A second temperature sensor 142 for measuring a temperature (CT_Out: Constant Tank Outlet) of the fluid flowing out of the thermostatic chamber 70,
A third temperature sensor 143 for measuring a temperature (HC_In: Heat Collector Inlet) of the fluid flowing into the solar collector 10,
A fourth temperature sensor 144 for measuring a temperature (HC_Out: Heat Collector Outlet) of the fluid flowing out from the solar collector 10,
A fifth temperature sensor 145 for measuring the surface temperature (GS) of the collector (vacuum tube) of the solar collector 10,
A sixth temperature sensor 146 for measuring the temperature (HPT: Heat Pipe Temperature) of the header 12 of the solar collector 10,
And a seventh temperature sensor (147) for measuring an outside temperature (OT) of the solar collector (10).
The method of testing an apparatus for testing the performance of a solar collector according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Connecting the solar collector 10 to an experimental apparatus (S10);
(S30) setting different fluid temperatures in the thermostatic chamber (70) and different flow rates for the solar collector (10) and different target temperatures of the fluid flowing out from the solar collector (10);
(S50) setting automatic data storage up to the present time during power shutdown during an experiment of the solar collector performance testing apparatus;
(S70) supplying the fluid in the thermostatic chamber 70 to the solar collector 10 through the pump 30 and the flow control valve 20 according to the set flow rate;
When the fluid is supplied to the solar collector 10 at a predetermined flow rate (S90), the flow of the flow is stopped by controlling the pump 30 (S110);
(S130) when the temperature of the fluid supplied to the solar collector (10) reaches the set temperature (S130), and storing the experimental performance data for the solar collector (10);
(S150) of supplying the fluid of the thermostat (70) to the solar collector (10) by controlling the pump (30)
And a step (S170) of testing the solar collector by the set target.
6. The method of claim 5,
The step S 130 of storing the experimental performance data for the solar collector 10,
The time of arrival of the fluid temperature of the thermostatic chamber 70, the flow rate of the fluid supplied to the solar collector 10 and the target temperature of the fluid flowing out of the solar collector 10 and the arrival time of the fluid in the thermostatic chamber 70 (CT_In: constant tank inlet) and the temperature
The temperature of the fluid flowing out of the constant temperature bath (70)
A temperature (HC_In: Heat Collector Inlet) of the fluid flowing into the solar collector 10,
(HC_Out: Heat Collector Outlet) flowing out from the solar collector 10,
The surface temperature (GS) of the collector (vacuum tube) of the solar collector 10,
The data of the header 12 of the solar collector 10 and the temperature of the outside of the solar collector 10 are summarized in the form of Excel data And the temperature of the solar collector is measured.
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