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Commercial
Applications:
Air Heating |
Generators
| Boilers | Heat
Pumps | Water Heaters |
Case Studies
Markets:
Agricultural
Solar Air Heating for Emergency Generators
Many
companies rely on generators for emergency or backup energy. To
insure rapid starts, generators must have a warm environment at
all times. Companies have typically used electric resistance heaters
to heat their generators.  Many
companies spend thousands of dollars heating the generators that
are rarely (if ever) used. American Solar has a simple, proven and
cost effective alternative - solar heating for generators. By flooding
the environment with warm solar air, the generator stays warm and
ready to start. When compared to electric resistance heaters, solar
thermal systems produce much more heat for each unit of energy needed
to run the fans.
Solar
Heating for Emergency Generators (pdf file)
View
our Flash
illustration of the process (need Macromedia Flash
plug-in to view)
For
more information, see Solar Heating: Policy, Technology, and
Construction for Successful Projects on our technical
papers page.
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