SOLAR COLLECTOR
CERTIFICATION AND RATING

SRCC OG-100
CERTIFIED SOLAR COLLECTOR
 
SUPPLIER: Tsinghua Solar Systems, Ltd.
E-9, Power Creative Park, No.1, Shangdi East Road
Haidian District, Beijing 100085 China
MODEL: Tsinghua Solar SLU-1500/12
COLLECTOR TYPE: Tubular  
CERTIFICATION#: 2007034A  
COLLECTOR THERMAL PERFORMANCE RATING
Megajoules Per Panel Per Day
CATEGORY
(Ti-Ta)
CLEAR
DAY
MILDLY
CLOUDY
CLOUDY
DAY
A    (-5 °C) 15.8 11.9 8.0
B    (5 °C) 14.9 11.0 7.2
C    (20 °C) 13.4 9.5 5.7
D    (50 °C) 10.2 6.4 2.7
E    (80 °C) 6.2 2.9 0.2
Thousands of BTU Per Panel Per Day
CATEGORY
(Ti-Ta)
CLEAR
DAY
MILDLY
CLOUDY
CLOUDY
DAY
A    (-9 °F) 14.9 11.3 7.6
B    (9 °F) 14.1 10.5 6.8
C    (36 °F) 12.7 9.1 5.4
D    (90 °F) 9.7 6.0 2.6
E    (144 °F) 5.9 2.7 0.2
A- Pool Heating (Warm Climate) B- Pool Heating (Cool Climate) C- Water Heating (Warm Climate) D- Water Heating (Cool Climate) E- Air Conditioning
Original Certification Date: 09-MAY-11
COLLECTOR SPECIFICATIONS
     Gross Area: 1.229 m2 13.23 ft2
     Dry Weight: 31.6 kg 70. lb
     Test Pressure: 1103. KPa 160. psig
 
Net Aperture Area: 0.75 m2 8.11 ft2
Fluid Capacity: 1.5 liter 0.4 gal
 
COLLECTOR MATERIALS
     Frame: Aluminum
     Cover (Outer): Glass
     Cover (Inner):
Pressure Drop
Flow ΔP
ml/s gpm Pa in H2O
20.00 0.32 241.00 0.97
50.00 0.79 943.0 3.8
80.00 1.27 2053.00 8.25
     Absorber Material: Tube - Copper /
Plate - Aluminum
Insulation Side: Fiber, vacuum
     Absorber Coating: Selective coating Insulation Back: fiber, vacuum
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
   Efficiency Equation [NOTE: Based on gross area and (P)=Ti-Ta] Y INTERCEPT SLOPE
   SI Units: η= 0.530 -1.72950  (P)/I -0.01339  (P)2/I    0.537 -2.531  W/m2.°C
   IP Units: η= 0.530 -0.30465  (P)/I -0.00131  (P)2/I    0.537 -0.446  Btu/hr.ft2.°F
 Incident Angle Modifier [(S)=1/cosθ - 1, 0°<θ<=60°]
   Kτα = 1 1.189  (S) -0.926  (S)2
   Kτα = 1 0.26  (S)  Linear Fit
Model Tested: 2007034A
Test Fluid: Water
Test Flow Rate: 33.1   ml /s.m2    0.0488   gpm/ft2
REMARKS: Collector tested with long axis of tubes oriented north-south. IAM perpendicular to the tubes is listed above. IAM parallel to the tubes = 1.0 - 0.05(S)


June, 2011
Certification must be renewed annually, For current status contact:
SOLAR RATING & CERTIFICATION CORPORATION
c/o FSEC ♦ 1679 Clearlake Road ♦ Cocoa, FL 32922 ♦ (321) 638-1537 ♦ Fax (321) 638-1010