Some plots from the loggers for the period when we were traveling -- 12/20/2009 through 1/1/2010
Sensors:
Sun sensor -- mounted perpendicular to glazing and half way up -- sees reflection from snow -- watts/sq meter
Bottles Temp -- sensor taped to bottle in 2nd row (see earlier pics for placement) -- F
Col Top Temp-- in outlet vent of collector -- F
Col In Temp -- in the inlet duct of the collector -- F
Rm Temp -- temp in middle of the box about half way down from ceiling to floor -- F
Ambient Temp -- sensor mounted just off north side of box -- F
Room temperature averages a nice 75F on some days, but the 120F down to 30F range is a bit large for comfort :)
The full time period 12/20/09 through 01/01/10
Sunny day -- cloudy day -- sunny day
Two sunny days
Declining sun over 3 days