Solar EnergySolar Energy

By: Sayef AminBy: Sayef Amin

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Solar EnergySolar Energy DefinitionDefinition:: radiant light and heat radiant light and heat

from the sun that is used and from the sun that is used and transformed into different types of transformed into different types of energy. energy.

MMost abundant sourceost abundant source of of renewable energy on the planetrenewable energy on the planet

PProduction of solar energy uses roduction of solar energy uses heat engines and photovoltaic heat engines and photovoltaic

TThe most common way of he most common way of collecting solar energy is by use of collecting solar energy is by use of solar panels solar panels

energy storage methods: energy storage methods: paraffin wax paraffin wax glaubers saltglaubers salt

salts are good salts are good low cost low cost high specific heat levels and high specific heat levels and can deliver the right can deliver the right

temperature heat to temperature heat to conventional heating systemsconventional heating systems

Advantages/ DisadvantagesAdvantages/ Disadvantages AdvantagesAdvantages

Long lasting Long lasting Can be used anywhere Can be used anywhere Silent and non polluting Silent and non polluting Solar cells can be added Solar cells can be added

when there is demand when there is demand for more energyfor more energy

Sunlight that reaches Sunlight that reaches the earth everyday is the earth everyday is 200,000 times the total 200,000 times the total electrical energy electrical energy generated everydaygenerated everyday

Solar power production Solar power production is growing rapidlyis growing rapidly

It is a secure type of It is a secure type of energyenergy

Disadvantages Disadvantages High initial cost High initial cost Takes a lot of solar panels Takes a lot of solar panels

to be efficient initially to be efficient initially Can only generate during Can only generate during

the daythe day Cost about twice of what Cost about twice of what

fossil fuels do fossil fuels do

Facts about Solar PowerFacts about Solar Power

passive or active solar:passive or active solar: AActive; photovoltaic panels and solar thermal collectors ctive; photovoltaic panels and solar thermal collectors PPassive; buildings pointed to the sun, spaces within assive; buildings pointed to the sun, spaces within

buildings with rooms that circulate air, and building buildings with rooms that circulate air, and building with materials that have a favorable thermal mass with materials that have a favorable thermal mass

SSolar wind and biomass are the top consumed type of olar wind and biomass are the top consumed type of energies from humans energies from humans

BBiomass could lead solar in terms of consumption, but it is iomass could lead solar in terms of consumption, but it is a cause of global warming and is bad for agriculturea cause of global warming and is bad for agriculture

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Applications:Applications: HHouses: ouses:

solar lighting, heating solar lighting, heating and ventilation systems and ventilation systems

pumps fans and windows pumps fans and windows UUse natural solar lighting se natural solar lighting

when building when building Hybrid solar lighting:Hybrid solar lighting: faces faces

mirrors track the sun mirrors track the sun throughout the day and use throughout the day and use optical fibers to distribute itoptical fibers to distribute it

WWater heating:ater heating: china china and and Cyprus have the most Cyprus have the most amount of solar thermal amount of solar thermal water heaters water heaters

FFarming: arming: greenhouses turn solar greenhouses turn solar

energy to hear energy to hear PPhotovoltaic cellshotovoltaic cells:: collect collect

photons and release photons and release electrons as energyelectrons as energy

MMade of siliconade of silicon as small as a calculator as small as a calculator

and and as large as pods in as large as pods in desert desert

parabolic discs parabolic discs

Solar Energy in Daily LifeSolar Energy in Daily Life Water heating system Water heating system

(Schematic diagram )(Schematic diagram ) Basic Theory:Basic Theory: Collect Collect

the solar radiation, the solar radiation, transfer it to heat transfer it to heat energy and apply in our energy and apply in our daily life.daily life.

As the solar panel As the solar panel collect the heat from collect the heat from the solar and transfer it the solar and transfer it to the water inside the to the water inside the pipe, the water is pipe, the water is heated and outflow heated and outflow from the other pipe. from the other pipe.

Then, we may use the Then, we may use the hot water in the hot water in the showers, warming showers, warming machine. machine.

Solar Energy for Industrial Solar Energy for Industrial ApplicationsApplications

Basic Theory of Solar Basic Theory of Solar power plantpower plant (1). Sunlight → Heat →(1). Sunlight → Heat →

Electricity: transfer Electricity: transfer the heat from the solar the heat from the solar thermal collector to thermal collector to working medium steam, working medium steam, then the steam gas then the steam gas turbine engine drive the turbine engine drive the electric generator to electric generator to generate electricity.generate electricity.

(2) Sunlight → (2) Sunlight → Electricity:Electricity: Due to the Due to the photovoltaic effect, we photovoltaic effect, we may trans the light to may trans the light to electric energy directly. electric energy directly.

The Electricity may be The Electricity may be used for microwave, TV, used for microwave, TV, radio, telemetry, radio radio, telemetry, radio telephones and telephones and industrial production.industrial production.

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