The flexible hydraulic volume, the flow design and the simple roof fastening system are designed to minimize installation time and the use of special tools. There is nearly no need for external pipe work due to the flow design. This reduces installation costs significantly. Several innovative and novel features guarantee the high performance of the solar collector on the Irish market.
Solar glass
The special solar glass is newly designed to concentrate the light rays penetrating the glass and the anti-reflective material reduces reflection loses at low angles of incidence. There is a general increasing performance as well as a reduction the loss of energy on the glass surface.
The absorber
The new SunStrip NIOX absorber is coated with an absorbing nickel oxide film applied in an environment friendly vacuum coating process. The construction of the flow makes it possible to connect as many as 10 solar collectors into one row. The number of rows is unlimited. It is capable of converting all solar radiation into heat (96%)
Antireflective glass
For even higher performance the collector can be fitted with an optional anti-reflective coating, designed to limit reflections resulting from the angle of incidence and hence reduce the loss of energy on the glass surface even further. This improves yearly solar performance by up to 12%, especially when the sun is low or for roofs with a low pitch and further expands the scope of application of solar energy.
Insulation foil
Between the absorber and the glass of the solar collector, there can be fitted an extremely thin insulating foil. The film layer is designed to minimize the convection and it prevents air from circulating between the hot absorber and the cold solar glass. This improves the performance by up to 8%-15% by minimizing heat losses of the collector.
The simple connection system allows for fast and easy mounting of collector.
Corrosion resistant materials and the experience Arcon has gained producing solar panels during the last 30 years is the best guarantee for a long life product.
