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Exploring Solar Energy

Radiant Energy Nuclear Fusion

Major Uses of Solar Energy  Daylight  Drying Agricultural Products  Space Heating  Water Heating  Generating Electrical Power  Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)  Photovoltaics

Daylighting

Drying Agricultural Products

Space Heating Through Passive Solar

Active Solar Heating

Solar Collector  Glass on outside  Absorbent on inside  Circulating Fluid

Generating Electrical Power  Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Trough systems Power towers  Heat exchanger plus steam turbine  Photovoltaics Small-scale (buildings) kW production Large-scale (utilities) MW production  Photoelectric effect

Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)

Ivanpah, Mojave Desert  The United States houses the largest CSP plant in the Mojave Desert.  Ivanpah is operated by NRG. It uses 347,000 garage door-sized mirrors and 173,500 heliostats. Image courtesy of NRG Energy

Photovoltaics

PV Cell

PV Array Components  PV Cells  Modules  Arrays

PV System Components

Remote PV Power

Top Countries for Installed PV Capacity © The NEED Project US Department of Energy, NREL 2013 Renewable Energy Data Book

Global Regional PV Installations per Inhabitant © The NEED Project Source: European Photovoltaic Industry Association

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

Using a Digital Multimeter Indicates voltage from alternating current. Do not use. DC Current Scale DC Voltage Scale Resistance Scale. Do not use.

Wiring the PV Modules SeriesParallel

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