@article {1602,
	title = { Parametric study of solar heating and cooling systems in different climates of Algeria - A comparison between conventional and high-energy-performance buildings },
	journal = {ENERGY},
	volume = {113},
	year = {2016},
	pages = {521-535},
	abstract = {<p>Parametric optimization using dynamic simulation of a solar thermal system for producing hot water, space heating and cooling was developed. The system layouts include a single-effect absorption chiller activated by heat generated by flat plate solar collectors and stored in a solar storage tank. Two construction types were compared; the first is the typical construction in Algeria (low thermal mass with U-values of 1.25 W/m(2)K, single glazing), which represents the majority in the country, while the second is a High-Energy-Performance building (with U-values of 0.35 W/m(2)K, double glazing), representing the pilot project called ECO-BAT. Three of Algeria\&$\#$39;s regions were considered to evaluate the climatic effect of solar systems integration. Algiers represents the coastal region; Djelfa, the highlands region; Tamanrasset, the Sahara region. In parametric study, two solar collectors\&$\#$39; field parameters were analysed, including the surface area and the tilt angle. The results indicated that building loads are significantly reduced (12\%, 44\% and 22\% for Algiers, Djelfa and Tamanrasset, respectively). The solar energy contribution is more than 60\% for all cases, a significant contribution for an efficient building. In all cases, we observed that the solar fraction reaches more than 45\% when the optimum parameters of the solar system are selected.</p>},
	author = {S. BAHRIA and M. AMIRAT and A. HAMIDAT and M. EL-GANAOUI and M.E. SLIMANI}
}
