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FIGURE 16 Booster solar heater uses nonfreeze glycol solution that

is pumped through the heat exchanger in the hot-water tank. (Jerome F.
Mueller.)

Related Calculations. Use this procedure to analyze the suitability of a
substitute water-heating method in any type of building: office, commercial,
residential, medical, health-care, hospital, etc. When evaluating a solar water
heater, be certain to use accurate data on the availability of sunshine in the

area of the structure, and the solar insolation for the area.
This procedure is the work of Jerome F. Mueller, P.E., Mueller
Engineering Corp.

CHOOSING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES FOR
ELECTRICAL LOADS IN BUILDINGS

A small home has the electrical load shown in the tabulation below. Select
suitable photovoltaic modules to serve the electrical load for two locations:
Albuquerque, NM and Pittsburgh, PA. Show how this load would be serviced
by the modules.

Calculation Procedures:

1. Detail the electrical load of the building
Construct a tabulation such as that below for the building being considered.

Thus, for this building, a photovoltaic system producing an average daily