Solar Domestic Hot Water
Solar Basics
Solar Spectrum
Extraterrestrial
Measuring Solar Energy
Eppley PSP Global Horizontal Tilt Broadband Thermopile Standard
Cosine Response
Eppley NIP Direct Tracking Broadband Thermopile Standard
Shade Band Diffuse Insolation
Licor Pyranometer Broadband Global Horizontal Slope PV Standard
Silicon Spectral Response
Spectroradiometer
Solar Data
Three forms of solar energy. Passive Solar Active Solar Photovoltaic
Passive Solar Energy
Passive Design Use sun in the winter avoid in the summer. Efficiency is hard to define.
Passive Design
Flat Plate Collector Hot Water Heater Low cost hot water heater in Miami
Flat Plate Collector Hot Water Heater Solar water heater system has four components: Collector Tank Pump Controller 50% system efficiency
Concentrating Collector
Components: Optics Glazing Absorber Insulation Tracking
Active - Concentrator
Photovoltaic – Grid Connected
PV in CT
Solar Thermal
Solar Thermal Systems Active hot water Passive hot water Pool Heater Concentrators Active Air Transpired Trombe Wall
Active Hot Water
Direct Indirect Drain back
Direct Flat Plate Solar water heater system has four components: Collector Tank Pump Controller 50% system efficiency
Flat Plate Collector Flat Plate Collector components: Plate with tubing Insulation Glazing
Water Flow in Collector
Closed Loop
Drainback
Passive Hot Water Batch Thermosiphon
Batch
Thermosiphon
Solar Pool Heater