Learning objectives/experiments

• design and operation of a simple solar thermal system
• determining the net power
• energy balance on the solar collector
• influence of illuminance, angle of incidence and flow rate
• determining efficiency curves
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Learning objectives/experiments

• focusing solar radiation with a parabolic trough mirror
• optical concentration factor
• conversion of radiant energy into
  heat
• losses in thermal solar collectors
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Learning objectives/experiments

• focusing of solar radiation with a parabolic trough mirror
• optical concentration factor
• DNI: Direct Normal Irradiance
• sensor-based sun tracking
• astronomical sun tracking
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Learning objectives/experiments

• familiarisation with the functions of the flat collector and the solar circuit
• determining the net power
• relationship between flow and net power
• determining the collector efficiency
• relationship between temperature difference (collector/environment) and collector efficiency

Learning objectives/experiments

• familiarisation with the functions of the evacuated tube collector and the solar circuit
• determining the net power
• relationship between flow and net power
• determining the collector efficiency
• relationship between temperature difference (collector/environment) and collector efficiency

Learning objectives/experiments

Learning objectives/experiments

• layout and function of the flat collector
• determining the net power
• how temperature, illuminance and angle of incidence affect the collector efficiency
• integration of a flat collector in a modern heating system
• hydraulic and control engineering operating conditions
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Learning objectives/experiments

• design and operation of the evacuated tube collector
• determining the net power
• parameters affecting collector efficiency
• integration of an evacuated tube collector in a modern heating system
• hydraulic and control engineering operating conditions
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Learning objectives/experiments

• the following learning objectives can be worked through, depending on the selected HL 320 modular combination:
  • familiarisation with modern heating systems based on renewable energy sources
  • commissioning of heating systems with solar thermal energy and heat pump
  • electrical, hydraulic and control engineering operating conditions
  • properties of various heat storage methods
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Learning objectives/experiments

• experiments in vacuum
  • heat transfer by radiation
  • determination of the radiation coefficient
• experiments at ambient pressure or positive gauge pressure
  • heat transfer by convection and radiation
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