Solar heating energy storage

Mondo Science Updated on 2024-02-01

Yesterday a friend consulted me about the fact that there is not enough space for a standard water tank at home, and he wondered if he could reduce the size of the water tank. And just a few days ago, there were friends who said they wanted to use solar heating, but they didn't want to install a water tank. Solar heating mainly relies on collectors to absorb solar energy, but the daily sunshine hours are limited, and the absorption time is limited, so more often it needs to rely on stored energy to provide heat.

As we mentioned earlier, two types of solar heating, soil heat storage and drain heating, both require the use of water tanks. Among them, the soil hot water storage tank is not used for energy storage and does not need to be configured too much, its energy storage part is a heat pool formed by the underground well array, which can store the heat absorbed in the non-heating season. Due to the large amount of heat stored, no other auxiliary energy source is required for heating, whether at night or on consecutive cloudy days. The empty heating tank is used to store heat, and the stored heat is used to maintain the heating demand at night, which is a small heat storage device, and the stored heat is based on scientific calculations to meet the use of a day and night. If you want to reduce or omit the hot water storage tank, the stored heat will not be able to last for the night, and other auxiliary energy sources will need to be added.

The solar heating system is a process of absorption, storage and utilization, and any problem in any link may affect the use effect. Therefore, when considering solar heating, the design and configuration of its energy storage part should be fully considered to ensure the stability and effectiveness of the system.

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