Objectives[edit | edit source]
By the end of the Solar Hot Water Installation and Design Principles module, students will understand:
- How to do a solar site assessment
- How a solar hot water system operates
- How to describe and use some of the tools of the trade
- How to solder copper fitting and plumbing components
Goals[edit | edit source]
The following are some of the main goals for the Solar Hot Water Installation and Design Principles module.
Concepts[edit | edit source]
By the end of the Solar Hot Water Installation and Design Principles module, students will understand the following concepts (among others):
- Drain back
- Heat transfer in solar thermal systems
- Closed versus open loops
Vocabulary and units[edit | edit source]
By the end of the Solar Hot Water Installation and Design Principles module, students will be able to confidently use the following vocabulary and/or units (among others):
- Closed loop, Closed loop glycol, Open loop, Thermosiphon, passive, active, direct, indirect
- BTU/(panel*day), Therms consumed, feet of head
Calculations[edit | edit source]
By the end of the Solar Hot Water Installation and Design Principles module, students will be able to do the following calculations (among others):
- BTU (needed)
How to[edit | edit source]
By the end of the Solar Hot Water Installation and Design Principles module, students will be comfortable doing the following (among others):
- Size a system
- Solder
- Wire pump and control
- Mount and check sensors
- Mount collectors on roof
- Use a solar path finder and do solar site assessment
Field trips[edit | edit source]
By the end of the Solar Hot Water Installation and Design Principles module, students will be have gone on the following field trips (possibly among others):
- BCAT
- Residential Solar hot water
- Solar Trainer – CR Main Campus