Solar Thermal Energy Regulator
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Published in issue 401, May 2010
The aim of this project is to carry out regulation for thermal solar power installations. The unit shown here is useful for regulating installations comprising several sets of solar collectors with different orientations or configurations with several hot-water storage tanks, requiring several valves and pumps to be controlled.
Technical specifications: * universal control board * 10 outputs 230 VAC @ 1.2 A / 120 VAC @ 2.5 A * 10 binary input/outputs (5 V), * standard LCD display interface * 5 pushbuttons * digital potentiometer
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