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IEA SHC Task 38 Solar Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Subtask A Report, Date:… Figure 5: Electrical COP of the Chambery installation during the working period Even with some very good month (March and April 2010), it appears that the overall average electrical COP for the working period is 3,14, which is not an extremely good result (even if it could have been worse). Indeed the objective of a solar cooling and heating installation is usually to reach an overall electrical COP of 5. In fact, an electrical COP around 3 could be almost reached by a conventional heat pump and the objective of a solar installation is to be far better than a conventional solution. However, this low electrical COP can be at least partly explained by the design of the installation. Indeed, the installation, because of its “experimental state” has numerous devices consuming electricity. The number of pumps is high, the Clipsol’s Blocsol device consumes electricity too, as well as the Rotartica which consumes more electricity than an “average” absorption chiller, and finally a not negligible part of the electricity consumption is due to the metrology devices (sensors more numerous than in a “basic” solar cooling installation). 5.4 Primary Energy Ratio (PER) The overall efficiency of the installation in terms of primary energy was calculated using the PER (Performance Energy Ratio). It is the ratio between all the energies given to the user (heating, cooling, and DHW) and all the primary energies consumed by the system (including backups). This value is calculated monthly for the working period, and the results are shown in Table 5. Table 5: Monthly Primary Energy Ratio for the Chambery installation May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 0,68 0,94 1,14 1,29 1,18 0,38 - 0,73

IEA SHC Task 38 Solar Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Subtask A Report, Date:… Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 0,77 0,90 2,05 3,68 1,22 1,45 1,43 Again the results are strongly related to the studied month. The Primary energy ratio can reach 3,68 in April 2010. But they also can be lower than 1. An average based on the year from July 2009 to June 2010 was calculated, and it leads to a PER equals to 1,10. Once again, even if this value is higher than 1, it is not very high. In addition to the large amount of electricity consumed by the different electrical devices (as explained in the previous paragraph 5.3), the backup is an electrical one. And the amount of primary energy to create one kWh of electrical energy is very high, as a consequence, the PER is lower than in the case where another type of backup is used. 5.5 Fractional solar heating and cooling savings The global evaluation of the whole system was performed by using the fractional solar heating and cooling savings fsav,SHC performance criteria. It calculates the ratio of the fraction of energy savings of the solar system to energy consumption of a conventional system that fulfils the same demand for heating, cooling and domestic hot water. The calculation was achieved by considering the conventional system as using fossil electricity. This value is calculated monthly for the working period, and the results are shown in Table 6. Table 6: Mothly fractional solar heating and cooling savings for the Chambery installation May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 -63,74% -19,18% 2,14% 13,15% 4,73% -195,8% -12,99% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 -5,88% 9,12% 60,08% 77,70% 10,11% 22,83% 21,51% The results are closely related to the studied month. The fractional solar heating and cooling savings can be high up to 77,7% (for April 2010), but they can also be negative. An average value based on the year from July 2009 to June 2010 was calculated, and it leads to a fractional solar heating and cooling savings equals to 14,80%. Even if this value is positive, it is not very high, and the explanations are the same than in the previous paragraph (5.4): because of the “experimental state” of the system, a lot of devices consuming electricity are part of the installation design, and in addition an electrical boiler is used in the hot tank which is disadvantageous when the calculations are based on primary energy.

<strong>IEA</strong> SHC Task 38 <strong>Solar</strong> Air Conditioning <strong>and</strong> Refriger<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Subtask A Report, D<strong>at</strong>e:…<br />

Figure 5: Electrical COP of the Chambery install<strong>at</strong>ion during the working period<br />

Even with some very good month (March <strong>and</strong> April 2010), it appears th<strong>at</strong> the overall average<br />

electrical COP for the working period is 3,14, which is not an extremely good result (even if it<br />

could have been worse). Indeed the objective of a solar cooling <strong>and</strong> he<strong>at</strong>ing install<strong>at</strong>ion is<br />

usually to reach an overall electrical COP of 5. In fact, an electrical COP around 3 could be<br />

almost reached by a conventional he<strong>at</strong> pump <strong>and</strong> the objective of a solar install<strong>at</strong>ion is to be<br />

far better than a conventional solution.<br />

However, this low electrical COP can be <strong>at</strong> least partly explained by the design of the<br />

install<strong>at</strong>ion. Indeed, the install<strong>at</strong>ion, because of its “experimental st<strong>at</strong>e” has numerous<br />

devices consuming electricity. The number of pumps is high, the Clipsol’s Blocsol device<br />

consumes electricity too, as well as the Rotartica which consumes more electricity than an<br />

“average” absorption chiller, <strong>and</strong> finally a not negligible part of the electricity consumption is<br />

due to the metrology devices (sensors more numerous than in a “basic” solar cooling<br />

install<strong>at</strong>ion).<br />

5.4 Primary Energy R<strong>at</strong>io (PER)<br />

The overall efficiency of the install<strong>at</strong>ion in terms of primary energy was calcul<strong>at</strong>ed using the<br />

PER (Performance Energy R<strong>at</strong>io). It is the r<strong>at</strong>io between all the energies given to the user<br />

(he<strong>at</strong>ing, cooling, <strong>and</strong> DHW) <strong>and</strong> all the primary energies consumed by the system<br />

(including backups). This value is calcul<strong>at</strong>ed monthly for the working period, <strong>and</strong> the results<br />

are shown in Table 5.<br />

Table 5: Monthly Primary Energy R<strong>at</strong>io for the Chambery install<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec<br />

2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009<br />

0,68 0,94 1,14 1,29 1,18 0,38 - 0,73

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