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Solar Thermal Collectors area in EnergyPlus

Hi

The building's roof has an area of 600 squared meters and is divided into 10 zones (which is 60m^2 for a zone)

I need to install a solar thermal collector (Flat Plate with area of 2m^2) and the software says that i must put every solar thermal collector in different surface

For example: Collector1 in Roof zone1, Collector2 in Roof Zone2, Collector3 in RoofZone3 etc etc etc etc

Question 1) Why i can't use the same zone for more than one collector, because one Zone is 60 m^2 and the solar thermal is 2 m^2), is this a constraint from the Software EnergyPlus? Because for PV this wasn't a problem at all, only for solar thermal is

Question 2) I need to install 35 solar thermal collectors on the entire roof, but i cant add more than 10, what should i do?

Thanks

Solar Thermal Collectors area in EnergyPlus

Hi

The building's roof has an area of 600 squared meters and is divided into 10 zones (which is 60m^2 for a zone)

I need to install a solar thermal collector (Flat Plate with area of 2m^2) and the software says that i must put every solar thermal collector in different surface

For example: Collector1 in Roof zone1, Collector2 in Roof Zone2, Collector3 in RoofZone3 etc etc etc etc

Question 1) Why i can't use the same zone for more than one collector, because one Zone is 60 m^2 and the solar thermal is 2 m^2), is this a constraint from the Software EnergyPlus? Because for PV this wasn't a problem at all, only for solar thermal is

Question 2) I need to install 35 solar thermal collectors on the entire roof, but i cant add more than 10, what should i do?

Thanks

Solar Thermal Collectors area in EnergyPlus

Hi

The building's roof has an area of 600 squared meters and is divided into 10 zones (which is 60m^2 for a zone)

I need to install a solar thermal collector (Flat Plate with area of 2m^2) and the software says that i must put every solar thermal collector in different surface

For example: Collector1 in Roof zone1, Collector2 in Roof Zone2, Collector3 in RoofZone3 etc etc etc etc

Question 1) Why i can't use the same zone for more than one collector, because one Zone is 60 m^2 and the solar thermal is 2 m^2), is this a constraint from the Software EnergyPlus? Because for PV this wasn't a problem at all, only for solar thermal is

Question 2) I need to install 35 solar thermal collectors on the entire roof, but i cant add more than 10, what should i do?

Thanks