Solar Energy Technology

Overview

Syllabus 26

1. Energy and Need for Dependence on External Sources
   • Energy and Need for Dependence on External Sources
2. Sun, Physical Description and Reactions
   • Sun, Physical Description and Reactions
3. Sun - Earth Geometry
   • Sun - Earth Geometry
4. Terminologies
   • Terminologies
5. Extraterrestrial Radiation
   • Extraterrestrial Radiation
6. Terrestrial Radiation, Components
   • Terrestrial Radiation, Components
7. Radiation Measurement , Estimation and Interrelations
   • Radiation Measurement , Estimation and Interrelations
8. Radiation Processing - Short Term
   • Radiation Processing - Short Term
9. Radiation Processing – Long Term
   • Radiation Processing – Long Term
10. Optical Properties
    • Optical Properties
11. Optical Properties - Long Term Transmittance - Absorptance Product
    • Optical Properties - Long Term Transmittance - Absorptance Product
12. Solar Flat Plate Collectors
    • Solar Flat Plate Collectors
    • Solar Flat Plate Collectors (Contd.)
    • Solar Flat Plate Collectors (Contd.)
    • Solar Flat Plate Collectors (Contd.)
13. Heat Capacity Effects in Flat Plate Collectors
    • Heat Capacity Effects in Flat Plate Collectors
14. Air Based Solar Flat Plate Collectors
    • Air Based Solar Flat Plate Collectors
    • Air Based Solar Flat Plate Collectors (Contd.)
15. Alternate Configurations
    • Alternate Configurations
    • Alternate Configurations (Contd.)
16. Concentrating Collectors
    • Concentrating Collectors
    • Concentrating Collectors (Contd.)
    • Concentrating Collectors (Contd.)
    • Concentrating Collectors (Contd.)
17. Manufacturing Strategies
    • Manufacturing Strategies
18. Concept of Systems Design
    • Concept of Systems Design
19. Concept of Systems Design (Contd.)
    • Concept of Systems Design (Contd.)
20. System Performance – Simplified Methods
    • System Performance – Simplified Methods
    • System Performance – Simplified Methods (Contd.)
    • System Performance – Simplified Methods (Contd.)
    • System Performance – Simplified Methods (Contd.)
21. Economic Analysis
    • Economic Analysis
22. Applications of Active Solar Energy Systems at Low Temperatures
    • Applications of Active Solar Energy Systems at Low Temperatures
23. Other Applications
    • Other Applications
24. Passive Systems
    • Passive Systems
25. Passive Architecture, Overhangs and wing walls
    • Passive Architecture, Overhangs and wing walls
    • Passive Architecture, Overhangs and wing walls (Contd.)
    • Passive Architecture, Overhangs and wing walls (Contd.)
    • Passive Architecture, Overhangs and wing walls (Contd.)
    • Passive Architecture, Overhangs and wing walls (Contd.)
26. Reference
    • Reference

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Taught by

• Prof. V.V. SatyamurtyIIT Kharagpur