摘要
For three weeks in October 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy hosted the Solar Decathlon Competition in which 20 teams of college and university students competed to design, build, and operate their own version of a solar-powered house. Team North＇s mission was to deliver North House, a compelling, marketable solar powered home for people with active lifestyles, while building Canada＇s next generation of leaders in sustainable engineering, business and design. This paper deals with a solar-assisted space heating system that was studied as a potential design for the competition. Among several other conclusions, it was found that using a solar-assisted in-floor heating system can decrease the energy consumption to only 8% of the case without the in-floor loop.
