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<p>Block-oriented modelling is a powerful tool in system design. The models developed this way can be used to study various systems, such as solar thermal systems. In the work presented, main goal is to compare different mathematical models of solar thermal devices. The difference in accuracy of such models in respect to the possibilities of a hardware-in-the-loop simulation will be discussed. Two models of solar thermal collectors will be compared and used in a system containing two different heat storages in order to study the behaviour of these models. The tests were carried out in a Simulink based block-oriented environment called SimSolar.</p>
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Block-oriented modelling is a powerful tool in system design. The models developed this way can be used to study various systems, such as solar thermal systems. In the work presented, main goal is to compare different mathematical models of solar thermal devices. The difference in accuracy of such models in respect to the possibilities of a hardware-in-the-loop simulation will be discussed. Two models of solar thermal collectors will be compared and used in a system containing two different heat storages in order to study the behaviour of these models. The tests were carried out in a Simulink based block-oriented environment called SimSolar.

Mathematical Modelling of Solar Thermal Collectors and Storages

Acta Technologica Agriculturae

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Block-oriented modelling is a powerful tool in system design. The models developed this way can be used to study various systems, such as solar thermal...

Mathematical Modelling of Solar Thermal Collectors and Storages

Published Online: Nov 12, 2019

Page range: 128 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2019-0023

Keywords
block-oriented simulation, comparison, modelling, solar energy

© 2019 János Tóth et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mathematical Modelling of Solar Thermal Collectors and Storages

Published Online: Nov 12, 2019

Page range: 128 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2019-0023

Keywordsblock-oriented simulation, comparison, modelling, solar energy

© 2019 János Tóth et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
block-oriented simulation, comparison, modelling, solar energy