DETERMINING THE COVERAGE LEVELS OF SOLAR INSTALLATIONS FOR ROMANIA

• Published in: Construcţii (București) Vol. 20; no. 1/2; pp. 65 - 69
• Main Authors: Dragne, Horatiu Gabriel, Iordache, Florin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bucharest General Association of Engineers in Romania 01-12-2019; National R&D Institute URBAN-INCERC, INCERC Bucharest Branch
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Apartments; coverage levels; Efficiency; Heat; Hot water heating; Level (quantity); Mathematical analysis; Methods; Photovoltaic cells; Renewable energy; Renewable resources; Residential energy; romanian climate; Simulation; Solar energy; Solar heating; solar panels; Sustainable development; Thermal energy; Water shortages; Water supply; Water temperature; Romania
• ISSN: 1221-2709; 2247-0328

The use of renewable energy, especially of solar energy, in power generation, as well as in domestic and building applications, has gained significant appreciation worldwide for meeting the goals of sustainable development and environment conservation. This article shows the possibility and the limits of adapting a solar thermal energy supply for the energy requirement of a consumer simulated in 79 cities of Romania. The simulation carried out in this study uses the monthly method to estimate the total coverage levels of solar installations. In order to do the simulation, a consumer with a value H=16000 W/K for heating and H = 689 W/K for the hot water supply is used. This corresponds to the need of energy of 80 apartments for the heating and hot water supply. The monthly intakes of solar energy were calculated and they showed the amount of renewable energy this kind of system could produce. The monthly coverage levels as well as the monthly efficiency are shown in this article in order to fully express the solar usage for the specified consumer.