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Five Elements of Passive Solar Home Design

The following five elements constitute a complete passive solar home design. Each performs a separate function, but all

five must work together for the design to be successful.

Aperture (Collector): The large glass (window) area through which sunlight enters the building. Typically, the aperture(s) should face within; 30 degrees of true south and should not be shaded by other buildings or trees from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day during; the heating season.
Absorber: The hard, darkened surface of the storage element. This surface—which could be that of a masonry wall, floor, or; partition (phase change material), or that of a water container—sits in the direct path of sunlight. Sunlight hits the surface; and is absorbed as heat.
Thermal mass: The materials that retain or store the heat produced by sunlight. The difference between the absorber and thermal; mass, although they often form the same wall or floor, is that the absorber is an exposed surface whereas thermal; mass is the material below or behind that surface.
Distribution: The method by which solar heat circulates from the collection and storage points to different areas of the house. A; strictly passive design will use the three natural heat transfer modes—conduction, convection, and radiation—; exclusively. In some applications, however, fans, ducts, and blowers may help with the distribution of heat through the; house.
Control: Roof overhangs can be used to shade the aperture area during summer months. Other elements that control under-; and/or overheating include electronic sensing devices, such as a differential thermostat that signals a fan to turn on;; operable vents and dampers that allow or restrict heat flow; low-emissivity blinds; and awnings.

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