Rotary solar house
A rotating solar house is a single-family house that completely or partially covers its energy needs with solar energy . Compared to conventional solar systems, the special feature is that the entire building is stored on a turntable, which means that the solar collectors can be aligned towards the sun. This results in a higher energy yield.
A prototype of a rotating solar house is located in the transfer center for appropriate technologies in Rheine , this is from a 20 Watt strong electric motor track the sun.
Further representatives of this house type are the Gemini house in Weiz and the Heliotrop in Freiburg im Breisgau . Both approaches have shown that a tracking system does not bring about a massive improvement in the energy balance, even though turning hardly consumes any energy.
As a further development, the rotating house in Central Hesse realizes this high energy yield as a plus-energy house with its large window, photovoltaic and solar thermal areas that follow the course of the sun .
See also
- Heliotrope in Freiburg im Breisgau
- Rotary house in Heuchelheim (Hesse)
- Gemini House in Weiz (Styria)
- Il girasole: una casa vicino a Verona (documentary film about the world's first rotating house in Verona, Italy)
- Solar architecture
- Energy standard
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with the architect E. Kaltenegger about the creation of the Gemini House ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
