Extensive validation and possible improvements of the FSC method

Antoine Leconte (1) , Philippe Papillon (1)

1 DTS - Département des Technologies Solaires

The FSC method is a method that characterizes solar combisystems performances thanks to a dimensionless quantity that represents the operation conditions (climate, loads and collectors features). So far, this method has been validated with a certain extent of boundary conditions and controller settings. This paper explores the limits of the current FSC method with thousands additional simulations. It further validates the FSC approach, highlights some problematic range of conditions for the accuracy of the method and suggests some improvements to reduce errors in performance estimations.

Keywords: Solar Combisystems; Characterization; Performance estimation

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]

Antoine Leconte, Philippe Papillon. Extensive validation and possible improvements of the FSC method. EuroSun 2014 - 2014 International Conference on Solar Energy and Buildings, International Solar Energy Society, Sep 2014, Aix-les-Bains, France. ⟨10.18086/eurosun.2014.03.14⟩. ⟨cea-02948530⟩