Efficiency of solar energy use in domestic hot water systems
in Poland
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Lviv Polytechnic National University |
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Czestochova University of Technology |
Publication date: 2021-12-17
BoZPE 2021;(2):45–52
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This article establishes the efficiency of a single-circuit thermosyphon domestic solar hot
water system for Polish cities such as Warsaw, Lublin, Bialystok, Czestochowa and Szcze-
cin, using two indicators, namely the solar share and the efficiency of solar collector. It was
found that of the selected cities, Bialystok is the most attractive in terms of using solar
energy for hot water supply systems, as the solar hot water supply system has the highest
solar share f = 0.64, and the efficiency of the solar collector is = 0.553. The lowest effi-
ciency of the solar hot water supply system is observed for the city of Szczecin, which is
characterized by indicators f = 0.49 and = 0.505, respectively. These analytical studies
show that the use of the solar hot water system in selected cities in Poland can save on
traditional energy sources for hot water systems by up to 50%.