Obiettivo
Work has been done on the design and testing of an advanced passive solar cell test facility.
Work done: PASSYS-test cell improvement, call for tenders for the second series of test cells, HRS installation and test of the first prototype on 19-02-1988, improvement of first prototype, installation and acceptance test of the second prototype on 14-04-1988.
ON THE BASIS OF THE WORK DONE FOR THE FINAL REPORT "DESIGN OF AN ADVANCED PASSIVE SOLAR TEST FACILITY" (CONTRACT NO. 2498-84-11ED ISP D) THE DFVLR PURSUED THESE ACTIVITIES IN MORE DETAIL. OUR MAIN AREAS OF INTEREST IN 1987 WERE AS FOLLOWS: DESIGN AND CALL FOR TENDERS FOR THE PASSIVE SOLAR TEST CELLS, INSTALLATION ON SITE, PROPOSAL FOR DAS, REDESIGN AND CALL FOR TENDERS AND QUOTATIONS FOR AN ADVANCED HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM (HRS).
AS A MEMBER OF THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE (CC) THE DFVLR WAS ASSISTING THE PASSYS COORDINATOR IN THE EXPERIMENTAL PART OF THE PROJECT AND WAS CHARGED BY THE CC WITH THE RESPONSABILITY FOR THE HRS AND TO WRITE A SPECIAL REPORT ("PASSYS - HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM", MAY 1987), WHICH SHOULD PROVIDE INFORMATION TO ALL THE PASSYS PARTICIPANTS FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE DESIGN PROPOSAL.
SUBSEQUENTLY WE WERE COORDINATING THE DISCUSSIONS AND IN JULY - ON BEHALF OF THE CC - WE REQUESTED ALL PARTICIPANTS TO ORDER THE SELECTED HRS. THEN WE CONSTRUCTED THE METEOROLOGICAL STATION AND WE INSTALLED THE MEASURING EQUIPMENT PROCURED.
DUE TO PROBLEMS OF SETTING THE DAS INTO OPERATION WE CONTACTED OUR FRENCH PARTNERS. THE MG1-COMPUTER HAD A HARDWARE ERROR AND WAS SENT TO ENGLAND FOR REPAIR PURPOSES. MEMBERS OF OUR GROUP PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL SUBGROUP-MEETINGS AND IN THE CEC CONTRACTORS' COORDINATION MEETING IN BRUSSELS.