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Work Plan for Subtask A: Collectors
The Work Plan for Subtask A of the Task is shown in the Gantt chart
below. Joint meetings with standards groups scheduled for every six
months will also serve as Task meetings for the overall effort. The
schedule for the deliverables under each activity terminates at the
point where the deliverable is due.
The schedule and major milestones for this subtask are illustrated
immediately after this section. Major activities and milestones are
summarized below. Each written deliverable will be developed and
reviewed via a Wiki collaboration tool that CENER plans to develop for
collaboration on both subtasks. The final documents will be posted on
the Wiki and on the official IEA site to encourage future updating and
comments to extend their usefulness. Authors will submit materials or
elements of the products to industry conferences, publications, and
certification and standards bodies to make the output more effective in
influencing standards and certification.
A-1. First Task Experts Meeting
First Task Experts Meeting and conference to develop a roadmap of
solar thermal testing and certification issues for collectors,
approaches to improve existing systems and harmonize standards and
certification. (Target Date: 10/2009)
A-2. Low-to-Medium Temperature Collectors
- State of the art white papers on testing, measurement and
certification issues for flat-plate and evacuated tube collectors,
(Target date 12/2009).
- Reports on the results of round-robin tests for flat-plate and
evacuated tube collectors; (Target Date: 8/2010)
- If deemed appropriate, draft recommendations for revising
performance test standards, qualification and safety test standards
for flat-plate and evacuated tube collectors; (Target Date: 8/2011)
- Joint meetings with Solar Keymark, ISO, and other standards
groups on flat-plate and evacuated tube collector certification
issues/recommendations; (Target Dates: March 2009, semi-annually
thereafter)
A-3. Air Heating Collectors
- State of the art white papers on testing, measurement and
certification issues for air heating collectors, target date
12/2009.
- Reports on the results of round-robin tests for air heating
collectors; (Target Date: 8/2010)
- If deemed appropriate, draft recommendations for revising
performance test standards, qualification and safety test standards
for air heating collectors; (Target Date: 8/2011)
- Joint meetings with Solar Keymark, ISO, and other standards
groups on air heating collector certification
issues/recommendations; (Target Dates: March 2009, semi-annually
thereafter)
A-4. Concentrating Collectors
- State of the art white papers on testing, measurement and
certification issues for concentrating collectors, target date
12/2009.
- Reports on the results of round-robin tests for concentrating
collectors; (Target Date: 8/2010)
- If appropriate, draft recommendations for revising performance
test standards, qualification and safety test standards for
concentrating collectors; (Target Date: 8/2011)
A-5. Joint Meetings
Joint meetings with Solar Keymark, ISO, and other standards groups on
concentrating collector certification issues/recommendations. These will
also serve as Experts meetings of the Subtasks, so attendance will be
mandatory. (Target Dates: March 2009, semi-annually thereafter)
A-6. Communication Adoption of Results
- A communication plan for reaching the industry, testing and
certification bodies concerned with the activities in this task,
means of continuing communication and coordination after the task
completion, and active outreach to publicize new developments.
(Target Date: 9/2009)
- A web page with a Wiki tool to connect major organizations
involved in testing and certification and provide more
forward-looking information on work in progress and new initiatives
that impact testing and certification. Participants will be able to
pose questions and make suggestions, particularly developers of new
collector technologies. (Target Date: 10/2009)
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