Acknowledgement First and foremost we would like to express our sincerely acknowledgement for our instructor and advisor

teshome for giving this project and his continual assistance in doing this project. We also would like to express our gratitude for bdu iot student cafeteria workers for giving as the necessary information. Our classmates also need thanks for their suggestions and comments.

Control of solar system Control of solar thermal water heating system controls the flow of heating fluids and water, based on temperature differential measurement at the collector and storage tank. Solar system control mechanism provides three important features: Maximize overall system efficiency Increase reliability Minimize system cost Prevent freeze

The main importance of solar heater control system is freeze prevention and thereby maximizing system efficiency. Freeze prevention

Solar Control System

The Solar Control System is both the heart and brains of a solar thermal heating system. It is s. It measures the temperature in various zones such as at the output of the collectors and compares this to the temperature of the solar storage tank and makes decision to turn off/on pumps and Diverter valves. There are 3 main parts to a Solar Control System: Digital Controller- This consists of a differential computer that has temperature input sensors and also has output relay controls. The digital controller will turn the pumps on when there is heat demand from the collector, divert the heat to an auxiliary heating system and shut the system down if the heat demand is too low (or too high in emergency conditions). Mechanical Pumps and Diverts- This consists of the components that physically move and control the water or heating fluid This consists of pumps and electronic Diverter valves are used to control the flow with in a solar thermal system. Specialty Plumbing- Often over looked but vital to safe and efficient operation of a solar thermal system. These are the various specialty pluming requirements that are needed to properly operate any solar heating, including:

safety features -such as pressure release valves, one-way flow valves and expansion tanks service features -such as fill and drain valves as well as shut of valves operating regulators -such as pressure display, flow meters, hot and cold temperature valves Maintenance features -such as air bleeding scoops

Fortunately there are systems that combine all three components into one compact preassembled system. This make installation very quick and reduces the chances of failures and incorrect installations. Northern Lights uses PAW solar flow stations with RESOL DeltaSol computer controllers for all our systems. These German engineered system have been used in over 2, million solar installations world wide, making them the industry's leading suppliers of quality solar components and controllers. Their proven track record means you be assured the best system on the market!