Ecosense installs Solar Thermal Training System with Datalogging at PDEU, Gandhinagar
Ecosense installs Solar Thermal Training System at Department of Physics, Pandit Deendayal Energy University (Formerly PDPU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Ecosense installs Solar Thermal Training System with Datalogging at PDEU, Gandhinagar
Ecosense installs Solar Thermal Training System at
Department of Physics, Pandit Deendayal Energy University (Formerly PDPU),
Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
PDEU is a leading private university with vision to
emerge as a world class Institution of Excellence in Energy Education, Research
and Innovation which will prepare and sensitize the youth and ultimately the
society for radical yet sustainable societal transformation. To realize this
vision the institution has invested heavily in Renewable Energy Education.
Department of Physics, PDEU recently ordered Solar
Thermal Training System for experimentation and Research purpose from Ecosense.
Solar Thermal Training System
Ecosense’s Solar Thermal Training system is a replica
of the Solar Flat plate collector-based water heating system. It is designed
specifically in the form of an experimental setup. It helps students learn and
experiment on different parameters of Solar Thermal Flat Plate Collector
System.
This system can be divided in
three parts viz. main collector system, measuring unit and artificial light
unit. Main Collector system consists of a Flat Plate collector with
temperature, flow and pressure sensors to measure temperature, flow and
pressure of fluid. Measuring unit consists of a measurement panel displaying
different parameters and Artificial light unit/ heat generating unit is a
Halogen lamp panel to uniformly illuminate the flat plate collector inside a
Lab. Artificial Light facilitates a user to do his/her work without depending
on climatic changes in the environment.
Modular and
scalable design of the system allows user to move the system in and out of lab
easily and conduct experiment with artificial lights as well as actual
sunlight. Using the system, a user will be able to study and understand working
and operation of a flat plate collector water heating system and its two modes
of operation.
The system helps students in practical understanding
of various technical parameters such as Overall heat loss coefficient, heat
removal factor and efficiency at different varying input parameters like
radiation, wind speed, inclination angle etc. The system has inbuilt sensors
which measure parameters like pressure, temperature and flowrate placed at
different locations in the system. The system comes with a datalogging device
which automatically records and saves all the readings.
Technical Advantages of Solar Thermal Training System
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Modular and
scalable design
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2 auxiliary
tanks for non-stop experimentation
·
Artificial
source of irradiance
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All the
parameters such as wind speed, inclination, flow rate, irradiance can be
controlled by the user
·
Inbuilt
facility analogous to rooftop and hot water tank compatible to perform
experiment both outdoor and indoor environment.
·
Provision to
perform experiment in both Thermosyphonic and forced mode of operation.
·
An active
measurement panel to measure inlet temperature, outlet temperature, plate
temperature, flow of water and wind speed.
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Datalogging
