Performance Analysis of Solar Thermal Cooling System for an Office Building in Indian Climates using Flat Plate Collector

In this paper performance analysis of solar thermal cooling system for an office building has been analyzed. Analysis has been carried through simulation of a typical office building considered to be located in four different cities, representing four climatic zones of India namely Ahmedabad (Hot and dry), Bangalore (Moderate), Chennai (Warm and humid) and Delhi (Composite). Results indicate that the highest solar fraction has been observed as 0.71, 0.75, 0.77, and 0.78 for hot and dry, moderate, warm and humid and composite climate respectively. The primary energy savings are higher for the moderate climate (Bangalore) and lowest for the warm and humid climate (Chennai).