SOLAR THERMAL

The solar thermal systems consist of panels that produce hot water using the sun’s energy. The solar radiation heats a liquid that circulates inside the panels. This liquid then transfers the heat absorbed to a water storage tank.

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SOLAR SYSTEMS

The solar thermal systems are devices that allow you to capture solar energy, store it and use it in a variety of ways, in particular for heating running water instead of boilers powered by natural gas.

If the heat of the sun is used to produce electricity through the evaporation of vector fluids that power turbines connected to alternators, we speak of a thermodynamic solar system.

TYPOLOGY OF THERMOSOLAR SYSTEMS

The systems are distinguished in:

low temperature systems (up to 120 °C)
medium temperature systems (approx. 500 °C)
high temperature systems (approx. 1000 °C) which are mainly used in large industrial plants.

DEFINITION

A solar thermal system always consists of at least the following units:

  • one or more collectors that give the heat of the sun to the fluid; there are various types, from the simple copper plate crossed by a serpentine and painted with black paint, to the selective panel treated with titanium dioxide (TINOX), to the vacuum absorber. In the first two cases the absorber is protected by a tempered glass, which can be prismatic;
  • a fluid storage tank.

There are four types of installations:

  • natural circulation: in this type, the fluid is the water itself which, when heated, rises by convection in a storage tank (boiler), which must be placed higher than the panel, from which it is distributed to domestic users; the circuit is closed, as the water that is consumed is replaced by the external influx. This system has the advantage of simplicity but is characterised by high heat dispersion, to the detriment of efficiency.
  • forced circulation: a circuit composed of the panel, a coil placed inside the boiler and the connection pipes. A pump, called a circulator, allows the transfer of the heat collected by the fluid, in this case propylene glycol, similar to ethylene glycol (the liquid used for car radiators), to the coil located inside the boiler. The circuit is considerably more complex, having to provide an expansion tank, temperature control and other components, and has an electrical consumption due to the pump and control unit, but has a much higher thermal efficiency, since the boiler is placed inside and therefore less subject to heat loss during the night or to adverse weather conditions.
  • emptying: the system is similar to the forced circulation system, only that the system is filled and then used only when it is necessary or possible. If the system has reached the desired temperature, it is emptied, or if there is no sun, the system does not fill. this also allows to increase the number of solar collectors. The only constraint lies in the need to have a minimum slope between the collector and the collection tank.
    solar tracker concentration: able to concentrate the sun’s rays in correspondence with the heat-conducting fluid thanks to a particular parabolic shape.

SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR

The “solar collector” or solar panel is the basic device on which this technology is based. The collectors are crossed by a heat transfer fluid channeled into a solar circuit that will lead it to an accumulator. The accumulator has the function of storing as much thermal energy as possible in order to be able to use it later, when needed. There are various types, the most recent of which are vacuum tubes which have a high efficiency but are more prone to breakage.

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With the passing of the years, the control and management of energy consumption is becoming one of the first objectives for the significant reduction of fixed costs for any activity.

The professional figures within us and our experience in the field, gained from more than 40 years of activity in the energy sector, is able to analyze and focus the best solution for the most varied activities, whether they are industries, shopping malls, large distribution chains, manufacturing, residential complexes, farms, ect ect.

Customers who come to us, can therefore count not only on performance analysis based on new product proposals, but thanks to technicians in the field for years and measuring instruments of all kinds available to the company, we are able to understand where there are “uncontrolled leaks” of energy.

Do not hesitate to contact us, it may not be a cost to invest, but on the contrary, thanks to different types of energy saving incentives (see GSE, deductions, ENEA, white certificates), your exorbitant energy costs could become your new profit opportunities.

The feasibility study normally precedes the project start-up phase. This analysis, if anything, lays the foundations and preconditions for deciding whether or not a project should be started.

The extensive implementation of large works, in different fields of application and different uses of the plants, allows CTP PEROZZO IMPIANTI to make a major contribution to both the first analysis on several points:

economic estimate of the work under analysis compared with similar ones;

The choice of the right type of plant to be realised;

The planning of the disbursements to be financed for the work;

The costs of maintaining the plant;

Final evaluation to decide on the start of the work.

The company builds high-tech power plants in order to issue energy efficiency certificates (TEE).

The company has been building plants incentivised by the GSE for years, the internal staff is therefore used to dealing with and managing the various and articulated practices for obtaining incentives from the energy services manager.
Over the years the company has clearly had to deal with different economic realities and different credit institutions.

This experience means that in these cases, it is possible to direct and/or collaborate with the client in order to achieve or correct the financial investment, calculating the time required for amortisation, return on investment and economic savings.

•    Plant maintenance;

•    Management of large thermal systems;

•    Remote control and monitoring;

•    General assistance service;

•    Management of white certificates;

•    Renewal or remake of the plants.

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