Installation of solar panels, panels

Every owner thinks about the most efficient provision of the house with heat, hot water, other amenities for minimal money. Modern technology allows you to provide every home with energy-saving technologies, in particular, the installation of solar panels.

The modern market is full of various models of solar collectors (panels), which are able to work even in the existing climate zone, abundant with cloudy days and with short periods of light during the cold season.

Design of a solar collector

First of all, it is necessary to distinguish between the terms “solar panel” and “collector”. The battery serves to generate electricity. The collector, in turn, is needed to heat the coolant (usually a special “brine”) and deliver it to the water supply network, heating.

In fact, the installation of solar collectors is not a new idea for our country. And earlier on the dachas put metal tanks, painted in a dark color, filled with water, on the roofs to heat water with the sun. This is the least effective way. A solar panel would be more efficient.

All solar panels consist of basic elements such as:

Absorber. This is the main element of the panel, the tube that heats the water flowing through it with the sun.
Thermal Insulator. A layer of thermal insulation that reduces heat loss.
Glass. The top layer, acting like a thermos.

The essence of the panel is as follows: a special heat sink, comes out of the tank, passes through the tubes of the collector. In the process of exposure to solar energy, water is heated and returned to the tank. The efficiency of the system is high, but it can vary depending on the geography of the equipment installation. Different types of solar panels will heat the coolant up to 120-250 ° C and more.

Types of panels

Industrially manufactured collectors, even of the simplest design, are able to work all year round. There are two main types of solar panels for water:

flat;
vacuum.

Flat collectors are so named for the flat glass layer over the absorber. Such a collector is very effective in the summer, but also in cold weather (rain, snowfall) is able to capture ultraviolet to heat the system. The advantage of this type is relatively low cost, resistance to physical effects (hail, falling branches from trees, etc.), but their main advantage is that stagnation of these collectors is very rare. The disadvantage can be called some complexity in the installation of solar panels on the roof, which is better to entrust to professionals.

The peculiarity of the device of the vacuum collector in the production of tubes for the delivery of the coolant to the battery. They are made of glass with a special coating that subtly captures ultraviolet light. They consist of two tubes inserted into each other. Air is evacuated between them, which significantly reduces heat loss and also increases the efficiency of the system up to 95%. Vacuum collector is able to boil water in the system even in the harshest frosts.

Installation of solar panels, panels services

Sunlight is necessary for the solar collector to work. Place for installation can be any. The main thing is that it should not be overshadowed by various buildings and plants. Most often the installation of solar panels in private homes is carried out on roofs.

The installation is carried out on the south side. However, it is possible to install the panels in the south-west, south-east, but better in the south-east. The angle of inclination should be at least 30 °, but best 34-36 °. Installing the battery on the roof of the house will help to significantly reduce the cost of heating and water heating.

ABC Energy Solutions installs, sells, and services solar panels (batteries). Our craftsmen will help you make your home truly environmentally friendly, warm, comfortable, for minimal money.