Thermal design of a fully equipped solar-powered desert home

Author

Serag-Eldin, M.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., American Univ. in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt

fYear

2010

fDate

21-24 March 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The paper presents a conceptual design and thermodynamic analysis of a solar-powered desert home. The home is air-conditioned and provides all modern comforts and facilities. Electrical power, which drives the entire energy system, is generated by roof mounted photovoltaic modules. A detailed dynamic heat transfer analysis is conducted for the building envelope, coupled with a solar radiation model. A dynamic heat balance for a typical Middle-Eastern desert site, reveals that indeed such a design is feasible with present day technology; and should be even more attractive with future advances in technology.

Keywords

heat transfer; photovoltaic power systems; solar power; Middle-Eastern desert; air-condition; dynamic heat transfer analysis; electrical power; energy system; roof mounted photovoltaic modules; solar radiation model; solar-powered desert home; thermal design; thermodynamic analysis; Cooling; Costs; Heat transfer; Insulation; Petroleum; Renewable energy resources; Solar heating; Solar power generation; Solar radiation; Thermal resistance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear & Renewable Energy Conference (INREC), 2010 1st International

Conference_Location

Amman

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5213-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5214-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INREC.2010.5462553

Filename

5462553