SDC SAP 2009 Online Calculation (version 1.2) of Annual Solar Contribution

The Energy Software Online Calculation based on the United Kingdom Government's Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) for Energy Rating of Dwellings (2009 Edition) Results are provided for comparison with the manual calculation for SAP. All results below should be checked against the published manual calculation where mission-critical.


The following calculation provides a theoretical annual thermal energy yield figure generated from a typical solar domestic hot water system (SDHW) fitted in the UK. This figure is used as part of a longer assessment within the ‘Standard Assessment Procedure’ (SAP) which is intended to provide the UK government with an average estimate of energy of a whole house which is independent of geographical location as well as individual hot water patterns. SAP also provides a general basis to report carbon dioxide mitigation.

The resulting figure on this site is intended as a comparative guide and should be checked against the published manual method before using this to complete a full SAP calculation. The calculated figure shown here should not be used alone as indicative solar performance as other factors will be required in SAP for the complete analysis of the DHW system. For example pump electrical losses and back-up appliance efficiency are not considered here.

The calculated SAP figure for solar DHW will have reduced accuracy in the following cases:

The numeric references shown below (Hx) are equivalent to those found in Appendix H of SAP. The calculated result (Line H17) is automatically calculated when the boxes are completed. If you require further clarification of the terminology and units used for the SAP calculation, you are recommended to read Appendix H of the SAP document which can be viewed here.

Calculation:

  Collector type
     
  Tilt of collector
     
  Orientation of collector
     
  Over-shading factor
     
 
(H1) Indicate the Aperture area of solar collector, m?
    If only the collector overall (gross) area can be established, enter this and tick this box
 
(H2) Indicate a different value for the Zero-loss collector efficiency, η0, only if taken from an EN 12975 test certificate
 
(H3) Indicate a different value for the Collector heat loss coefficient, a1, only if taken from an EN 12975 test certificate
 
Total floor area (m?)
This determines the daily DHW energy and distribution losses needed to calculate Solar-to-load ratio
 
 
(H9) Select this if there is no cylinder thermostat controlling a boiler
 


(H11) Dedicated solar storage volume, Vs, litres
Volume of the solar heat storage not normally heated by other heat sources:
    Either a) enter the entire volume of a separate pre-heat cylinder and leave H12 blank
or
b) Enter the volume of the lower solar part of a combined cylinder and complete box H12
 
(H12) Factor for combined cylinders
    Either a) leave blank for separate pre-heat cylinders
or
b) enter a figure in litres for the total combined volume of the store

(H14) Select this option if your combined hot and cold water demand is under 125 litres per person per day

The following result (H17) gives an annual figure that is then proportionally divided through the year according to Table H3 ?Monthly solar radiation ratios? and the proportion of days in each month. These monthly values are then entered into line 63 of the main SAP worksheet. Other characteristics of the solar heating system are accounted for outside Appendix H such as the source of electrical energy and primary pipe losses from boiler pipes. The annual result (H17) is all that is required under the MCS scheme.


SAP Calculation Result:

Always use F5 Refresh on your keyboard after every change to the data
 
 
 H1:  4.00 m? Aperture area of solar collector
 H2:  0.60 Zero-loss collector efficiency
 H3:  3.00 Collector heat loss coefficient
 H4  5.00 Collector performance ratio
 H5:  1042.00 kWh/m? Annual solar radiation
 H6:  1.00 Over-shading factor
 H7:  2500.80 kWh Solar energy available
 H8:  0.91 Solar-to-load ratio
 H9:  0.67 Utilisation factor
 H10:  0.71 Collector performance factor
 H11:  150.00 l Dedicated solar storage volume
 H12:  0.00 l If combined cylinder, total volume of cylinder
 H13:  150.00 l Effective solar volume
 H14:  129.32 l Daily hot water demand
 H15:  1.16 Volume ratio
 H16:  1.00 Solar storage volume factor
 H17:  1194.53 kWh/a Solar input
         

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