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Modelação matemática de sistemas solares térmicos

Research output: Types of ThesisMaster's Thesis

Abstract

This work tends to focus the importance of development and utilization of the solar energy as an alternative to the non renewable energetic sources. The utilization of this energy source can be made through the implementation of thermal solar systems. In this work a framework to the European and national politics is made, as well as, an evaluation of energetically potential, existing in our country. Based on the manual calculation, is developed a computational code, which in a fast and expeditious way is capable of sizing thermal solar systems. So, the realization of this work will contribute to a better sizing of solar energy systems, through a construction of a mathematic model. The created model, will permit simulate the function of thermal solar systems, taking into consideration, local features, utilization typology, consumption profile and solar collector data. The development of the model is based on the Law 80/2006. The mathematic model was implemented in Visual Basic language, which is based on the mathematic model developed in this work. This model permits a calculation of solar fraction, f, (relation between energy given by sun through the collectors and the required energy). The code construction is structured to minimize the intervention of user, in this way; the user is responsible for the selection and introduction of specific parameters from all situation of utilization. This work seeks to give a contribute to the correct sizing of thermal solar systems, by providing to the designers, a tool which meets the requirement in 80/2006 Law, and at the same time, take a evaluation of the economic viability of this type of investments. Using the manual calculation process and a commercial software, was made a results comparison to validate the mathematical model developed. Thus, the difference to the calculation of solar fraction is not bigger than 3% when compared to the commercial software and 6% when compared to the manual calculation. All the others obtained parameters, VAL, TIR, Payback, QSolar (energy given by sun trough the collectors), QCT (required energy), and avoided CO2 emissions, don’t present substantial differences, mainly when compared to the results obtained through manual calculation.
Original languagePortuguese
Awarding Institution
  • Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Borges, Amadeu, Supervisor, External person
Award date1 Jan 2009
Publisher
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009
Externally publishedYes

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