Thermodynamics - The Basics

In Ireland, we can't rely on the sun shining, even in the Summer, look at this year for example. In Winter, we are lucky to get 3 to 4 hours of sunlight in which to charge our panels, regardless of whether they are the tubes or flat plate panels.

This is THE downside to owning traditional solar panels in Ireland. However, there is now a solution...

Energie THERMODYNAMIC solar panels now make it possible to have hot water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, day or night, rain or shine.

In its most basic form, the system works as follows :

1. An enviromentally friendly refrigerant / liquid passes through an 2m wide by 0.8 high solar panel at a temperature of -20ºC.

2. The refrigerant begins to rise in temperature, (to between 10ºC and 60ºC) as it begins to absorb the heat from the atmosphere around the panel.

3. The hot refrigerant now passes back through the compressor attached to the cylinder, where its temperature is increased further.

4. Finally, the very hot refrigerant passes through the heat exchanger / coil in the cylinder raising the tempertaure of the water in the cylinder to around 55ºC.

The efficiency of the THERMODYNAMIC system relys on a difference between the outside air temperature and the refrigerant to generate hot water. That's why the THERMODYNAMIC system works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, day or night, rain or shine : even in Ireland.