Secondary Author(s)
Metzger, Donard; Dunlop, James; Sonne, Jeffrey; Sherwin, John; Anello, Michael; Barkaszi, Stephen; Durand, Steven
Report Number
FSEC-CR-1044-98
URL
http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-CR-1044-98.pdf
Keywords
HVAC; Buildings; Energy Efficiency; Solar Thermal, Photovoltaic power production; Residential energy efficiency; Utility-interactive PV systems; Solar water heating; High efficiency air conditioning; Reflective roofing; Florida residential housing
Abstract
The objective of the project, sponsored by the Florida Energy Office and Sandia National Laboratories, is to test the feasibility of building very efficient residential buildings that when combined with utility-interactive PV power, exert little net demand on the utility during the summer peak demand period.
Two single family homes - one, a super efficient residence with a utility interactive photovoltaic (PV) system, and another, a control home - have been constructed in Lakeland, Florida. The PV residence, or PVRES, was constructed with many measures designed to make it more efficient (Fig.E-1). These include a white tile reflective roof system, solar control windows with wide overhangs, an interior duct system, a high efficiency air conditioning system, efficient lighting, and propane used for major appliances which commonly use resistance electricity (range, dryer and heat). A solar water heater with propane back up provides domestic hot water. For comparison, a building with an identical floor plan, but without the efficiency features, has been constructed to test the concept.
Date Published
11-1-1998
Identifiers
694
Subjects
Photovoltaic power systems; Dwellings--Energy conservation; Solar energy; Air conditioning; Roofs; Water heaters; Buildings--Energy consumption
Local Subjects
Buildings - Energy Efficiency; Buildings - HVAC; Solar Thermal
Type
Text; Document
Collection
FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection
STARS Citation
Florida Solar Energy Center and Parker, Danny, "Field Evaluation of Efficient Building Technology with Photovoltaic Power Production in New Florida Residential Housing" (1998). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 694.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/694
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Notes
Reference Publication: Parker, D.S., J.P. Dunlop, J.R. Sherwin, S.F. Barkaszi, Jr., M.P. Anello, S. Durand, D. Metzger, J.K. Sonne, "Field Evaluation of Efficient Building Technology with Photovoltaic Power Production in New Florida Residential Housing." Report No. FSECCR1044 98, Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL, 1998.