basics of solar
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Solar Energy Basics Solar Energy Basics Thermal and PVThermal and PV
Joe Rand Joe Rand KidWind ProjectKidWind [email protected]@kidwind.org
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Solar Energy – A Bright Idea!
“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait ‘til oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”
- Thomas Edison
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People have been harnessing solar energy for a long time!
Solar collector forheating water
A home in California in 1906
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Sun Angles
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Two Main Categories:Solar Thermal Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
Water heating and cooking Electricity production
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Solar Thermal Energy
Cooking Water Heating
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Solar Water Heating
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Solar Water Heating
• Solar water heating is the most efficient and economical use of solar energy
• Residential systems start at $2500 and typically cost $3500-$4500 installed
• Savings of $30-$75 per month, lasting 20 years
• Tax credits and state rebates available
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How Does it Work?
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How Does it Work?• Systems can be passive or
active• Passive systems only
found in warmer climates, as they are prone to freezing
• Active: Roof-top collectors heat glycol which then passes through a heat exchanger in the storage tank to heat water
• Electric pump can be run on solar PV
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Solar Hot WaterClassroom Experiments
• Design your own SHW collector
• Variables:– Color of collector– Tubing length, pattern,
material– Light intensity– Insulation– Use of reflective
materials– Rate of water pumping– Etc…
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Solar CookingSolar Cooking
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Benefits of Solar Cooking• Consumes no fuels/wood– No loss of trees & habitat– Trees sequester carbon
• Generates no air pollution• Generates no greenhouse
gases• Produces no smoke
– Cooking smoke kills over 1.6 million people each year, mostly women & children, according to a recent report
• Eliminates fire dangers
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More Benefits of Solar Cooking
• Eliminates work– No daily search for
firewood• 2 Billion people rely on
wood for cooking fuel!
– No risks to women and children
– Frees time for other activities
– No need to stir food– Helps to liberate
women
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More Benefits of Solar Cooking
• Cooks foods slowly and thoroughly
• Preserves nutrients • Foods will not burn• Pots are easy to clean;
less clean water is needed
• Use for canning vegetables
• Use for dried fruit• Kill insects in dry grains
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Solar CookingHow Long Does it Take?
• Vegetables: 1.5 hrs• Rice/wheat: 1.5-2 hrs• Beans: 2-3 hrs• Meats: 1-3 hrs• Bread: 1-1.5 hrs
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Fun Student Projects!
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Solar Electric Solar Electric (Photovoltaic)(Photovoltaic)
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• Photovoltaic (PV) systems convert light energy directly into electricity.
• Commonly known as “solar cells.” • The simplest systems power the small
calculators we use every day. More complicated systems will provide a large portion of the electricity in the near future.
• PV represents one of the most promising means of maintaining our energy intensive standard of living while not contributing to global warming and pollution.
Solar Electric Systems
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How Does it Work?• Sunlight is composed of photons, or bundles of radiant
energy. When photons strike a PV cell, they may be reflected or absorbed (transmitted through the cell). Only the absorbed photons generate electricity. When the photons are absorbed, the energy of the photons is transferred to electrons in the atoms of the solar cell.
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How Does it Work?• Solar cells are usually made of two thin pieces of silicon, the
substance that makes up sand and the second most common substance on earth.
• One piece of silicon has a small amount of boron added to it, which gives it a tendency to attract electrons. It is called the p-layer because of its positive tendency.
• The other piece of silicon has a small amount of phosphorous added to it, giving it an excess of free electrons. This is called the n-layer because it has a tendency to give up negatively charged electrons.
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How Does it Work?
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Helpful PV Animations
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/animations.html
http://www.managenergy.net/kidscorner/animations/solar_an.html
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Best Place For Solar Panels?
• South Facing roof, adequate space
• No shading (time of year, future tree growth)
• Roof structure, condition
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Large Scale PV Power Plants
Prescott AirportLocation: AZ
Operator: Arizona Public ServiceConfiguration: 1,450 kWp
SGS SolarLocation: AZ
Operator: Tucson Electric Power CoConfiguration: 3,200 kWp
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Centralized Wind-Solar Hybrid System
• In hybrid energy systems more than a single source of energy supplies the electricity.
• Wind and Solar compliment one another
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Solar Concentrators• These 20-kW Solar
Systems dishes dwarf visitors in Alice Springs, Australia.
• The concentrators use an array of mirrors to focus sunlight onto high-efficiency solar cells.
• Four supports hold the cells in front of the mirrors
• The supports also supply cooling water and electrical connections
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How Does the Color/Wavelength of Light Affect PV Efficiency?
• Test 5-8 colors using different backgrounds on PowerPoint Slides– Purple– Blue– Green– Yellow– Orange– Red – White
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Approximate Wavelength:390-455 nanometers
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Approximate Wavelength:455-492 nanometers
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Approximate Wavelength:492-577 nanometers
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Approximate Wavelength:577-597 nanometers
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Approximate Wavelength:597-622 nanometers
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Approximate Wavelength:622-780 nanometers
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