Introduction to Solar Energy

Solar Energy Technician Training Program, March 04-08 2015, Rural Energy Centre

Fazil Hassan PM. Tech Renewable Energy Scholar

Rural Energy CentreGandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University

10.2793° N, 77.9345° E

• Distance to Earth: 149,600,000 km• Surface temperature: 5,778 K• Mass: 1.989E30 kg• Radius: 695,800 km

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Solar Energy

• Heat and light radiated from the sunSolar Resource - The amount of solar insolation a site receives, usually measured in kWh/m2/day

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• Solar radiation, often called the solar resource, is a general term for the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun. Solar radiation can be captured and turned into useful forms of energy, such as heat and electricity, using a variety of technologies. However, the technical feasibility and economical operation of these technologies at a specific location depends on the available solar resource.

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Solar constant, the total radiation energy received from the Sun per unit of time per unit of area on a theoretical surface perpendicular to the Sun’s rays and at Earth’s mean distance from the Sun

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DIFFUSE AND DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION

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Sun Path

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Sun Angles

• The solar azimuth angle is the azimuth angle of the sun. It defines in which direction the sun is,

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• The solar zenith angle is the angle measured from directly overhead to the geometric centre of the sun's disc, as described using a horizontal coordinate system.

• Observing the sun from earth, the solar hour angle is an expression of time, expressed in angular measurement, usually degrees, from solar noon. At solar noon the hour angle is 0.000 degrees, with the time before solar noon expressed as negative degrees, and the local time after solar noon expressed as positive degrees. For example, at 10:30 AM local apparent time the hour angle is -22.5° (15° per hour times 1.5 hours before noon).

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Pyranometer

PYRHELIOMETER

SUN METER

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Advantages of Solar Energy

• Clean• Sustainable• Free• Provide electricity to remote places

Disadvantages of Solar Energy

Less efficient and costly equipment Part Time Reliability Depends On Location Environmental Impact of PV Cell

Production

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