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Task 3 - Performance Testing of Solar Collectors
The Characterization and Testing of Solar Collector Thermal Performance
The Characterization and Testing of Solar Collector Thermal Performance
April 1993 - PDF 3.45MB
Document Number: IEA-SHC-T.3.D.1

This report summarizes the progress made by Task participants in developing characterization equations and test methods for various types of collectors. In particular, it shows how a simple generic model can be used to describe different collectors operating over a wider range of conditions than normally covered in standard tests.
Summary of National Approaches to Short Term SDHW Systems Testing
Summary of National Approaches to Short Term SDHW Systems Testing
December 1987 - PDF 2.95MB
Document Number: T.3.E.1
Environmental Factors of Collector Degradation
Environmental Factors of Collector Degradation
October 1987 - PDF 1.69MB
Document Number: SEU-IEA-TR1
Results of an Outdoor and Indoor Pyranometer Comparison
Results of an Outdoor and Indoor Pyranometer Comparison
April 1986 - PDF 3.59MB
Document Number: III.A.3
Reference and Calibration Heaters
Reference and Calibration Heaters
January 1986 - PDF 0.87MB
Document Number: D1:1986
Proceedings from the IEA Task III Workshop on the Service Life of Solar Collector Components and Materials
Proceedings from the IEA Task III Workshop on the Service Life of Solar Collector Components and Materials
Technical University of Denmark, December 6-8, 1983
August 1984 - PDF 3.41MB
Proceedings of the CEC/IEA Workshop on Solar Simulators
Joint Research Center, Ispra, Italy, February 9-11, 1982
February 1982
Document Number: SA.A1.05.00.83.05
Failure Modes of Solar Collectors
Failure Modes of Solar Collectors
August 1981 - PDF 9.52MB
Results and Analyses of IEA Round Robin Testing
Results and Analyses of IEA Round Robin Testing
December 1979 - PDF 2.15MB
Document Number: III.A.1