Heating the air gap under solar panels?
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 2:56 am
Hello all,
I’m working on a design with solar panels on a tilted roof with air gap between the panel and roof; the air in this (enclosed) gap is being heated by solar panels, and then with the help of a fan, is being fed to an air source heat pump, which now with higher temperature inlet air will have higher coefficient of performance for heating applications. I’m trying to figure out how/if I can do this in VE. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
MAB
I’m working on a design with solar panels on a tilted roof with air gap between the panel and roof; the air in this (enclosed) gap is being heated by solar panels, and then with the help of a fan, is being fed to an air source heat pump, which now with higher temperature inlet air will have higher coefficient of performance for heating applications. I’m trying to figure out how/if I can do this in VE. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
MAB