Solar Power Cost - Solar Home Heating
How Solar Home Heating Can Lower Solar Power Cost
Solar Home Heating
Wondering how to lower your solar power cost? Well you may not know that the benefits of a solar energy system don't just stop at generating renewable and free electricity. How about solar home heating. That's right there is also a lot of heat that is generated from the the process of creating solar power, which can then in turn be used to heat air or liquid. This is an added benefit because we can take the fuel burning heaters of most homes out of the equation. This means there is less carbon dioxide and other green house gases released into the atmosphere, and also quite a bit less money spent on home heating. So let's take a look at what's exactly involved with the process of solar home heating.
We first need to look at what kind of active solar home heating system you'll want. There are two types of active systems depending on whether you will be heating liquid, or heating air. Liquid systems heat liquid in a hydronic collector. Either water or an antifreeze solution is used in systems. The air systems collect heat in an air collector. Both of the systems collect solar heat and transfer it to your interior or to a storage system. It is also of note that most solar home heating will not take care of 100% of your needs, besides the fact that most building codes and mortgage lenders will require you to have a back up heating system. If your active system is not able to generate all the required heat, then the backup system will make up the difference.
Liquid Systems:
Liquid systems work well for central heating. The liquid absorbs the solar heat. Then a controller operating a circulating pump will move the heated fluid through the collector. because of the rapid movement of the liquid through the collectors, the temperature of the fluid only increases 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit or so. With a system like this we want to watch for inefficiency's and heating a smaller volume of liquid to a higher temperature increases loss of heat from the collector and decreases the efficiency of the system. The fluid will then flow to either a heat exchanger for immediate use or a storage tank.
Air Systems:
Air system's use air for absorbing and transferring solar power. Solar air collectors heat individual rooms directly or are integrated into a central heating system. If you do not want to invest in a large system then you might want to take advantage of a room air heater. Air collectors can be installed on a roof for heating one or more rooms. These systems are easier and less expensive to install but will not give you the power needed for a central heating system. They do not have a dedicated storage system and will heat the rooms directly.
The air systems work by using a collector to gather the heat and then utilizing fans to blow heated air into your home. The collectors have either a wood or metal frame with a black metal plate that will absorb heat. Solar energy heats the plate which will then heat the air inside the collector. This heat is then blown throughout your home.
So as we can see there are even more benefits to utilizing solar then just energy generation. Solar home heating is just one way to lower your solar power cost, if you would like more information on how you can save money and the earth with solar energy please visit the solar power cost blog by clicking the link!
We first need to look at what kind of active solar home heating system you'll want. There are two types of active systems depending on whether you will be heating liquid, or heating air. Liquid systems heat liquid in a hydronic collector. Either water or an antifreeze solution is used in systems. The air systems collect heat in an air collector. Both of the systems collect solar heat and transfer it to your interior or to a storage system. It is also of note that most solar home heating will not take care of 100% of your needs, besides the fact that most building codes and mortgage lenders will require you to have a back up heating system. If your active system is not able to generate all the required heat, then the backup system will make up the difference.
Liquid Systems:
Liquid systems work well for central heating. The liquid absorbs the solar heat. Then a controller operating a circulating pump will move the heated fluid through the collector. because of the rapid movement of the liquid through the collectors, the temperature of the fluid only increases 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit or so. With a system like this we want to watch for inefficiency's and heating a smaller volume of liquid to a higher temperature increases loss of heat from the collector and decreases the efficiency of the system. The fluid will then flow to either a heat exchanger for immediate use or a storage tank.
Air Systems:
Air system's use air for absorbing and transferring solar power. Solar air collectors heat individual rooms directly or are integrated into a central heating system. If you do not want to invest in a large system then you might want to take advantage of a room air heater. Air collectors can be installed on a roof for heating one or more rooms. These systems are easier and less expensive to install but will not give you the power needed for a central heating system. They do not have a dedicated storage system and will heat the rooms directly.
The air systems work by using a collector to gather the heat and then utilizing fans to blow heated air into your home. The collectors have either a wood or metal frame with a black metal plate that will absorb heat. Solar energy heats the plate which will then heat the air inside the collector. This heat is then blown throughout your home.
So as we can see there are even more benefits to utilizing solar then just energy generation. Solar home heating is just one way to lower your solar power cost, if you would like more information on how you can save money and the earth with solar energy please visit the solar power cost blog by clicking the link!
