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Solar Energy Technology

Solar Energy Technology. Instructor: Prof. V. V. Satyamurty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. This course provides an introduction to solar energy technology. Topics covered in this course include Sun-Earth geometry, Extraterrestrial radiation, Terrestrial radiation, Measurement of solar radiation, Solar collectors, Transmission-absorptance product, Concentrating collectors, Long term solar energy system performance, and Economic analysis. (from nptel.ac.in)

Lecture 07 - Evaluation of the Apparent Sunrise and Sunset Hour Angles


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Lecture 01 - Energy and Dependence on External Sources and the Sun
Lecture 02 - Sun-Earth Geometry: Extraterrestrial Normal Radiation, Terminologies
Lecture 03 - Extraterrestrial Radiation, Terrestrial Radiation
Lecture 04 - Measuring Instruments
Lecture 05 - Estimation of Solar Radiation or Details
Lecture 06 - Radiation Processing - Long Term
Lecture 07 - Evaluation of the Apparent Sunrise and Sunset Hour Angles
Lecture 08 - Estimation of Daily/Monthly Average Daily Tilt Factor under Terrestrial Conditions
Lecture 09 - Solar Collector Basics
Lecture 10 - Transmission-Absorptance Product
Lecture 11 - Daily/Monthly Average Daily Transmittance-Absorptance Product Analytical Evaluation
Lecture 12 - Theory of Flat Plate Collectors - Liquid Based (A)
Lecture 13 - Theory of Flat Plate Collectors - Liquid Based (B)
Lecture 14 - Theory of Flat Plate Collectors - Liquid Based (C)
Lecture 15 - Mean Temperature and Heat Capacity Effects
Lecture 16 - Theory of Air Based Solar Flat Plate Collectors
Lecture 17 - Theory of Air Based Solar Flat Plate Collectors (cont.)
Lecture 18 - Other Collector Geometries
Lecture 19 - Concentrating Collectors: Optimum Slope for Flat Plate Collectors
Lecture 20 - Concentrating Collectors (cont.)
Lecture 21 - Concentrating Collectors (cont.)
Lecture 22 - Compound Parabolic Collectors
Lecture 23 - Exercise 1
Lecture 24 - Exercise 1 (cont.)
Lecture 25 - Device and System Performance
Lecture 26 - Long Term Solar Energy System Performance
Lecture 27 - Exercise 1 (cont.)
Lecture 28 - Long Term Solar Energy System Performance Simplified Design Methods
Lecture 29 - Long Term Solar Energy System Performance Simplified Design Methods (cont.)
Lecture 30 - Monthly Average Daily Utilizability
Lecture 31 - The Phi^bar, f-Chart Method (cont.)
Lecture 32 - The Phi^bar, f-Chart Method, Tank Losses and Finite Heat Exchanger
Lecture 33 - Exercise 2
Lecture 34 - Exercise 2 (cont.)
Lecture 35 - Exercise 2 (cont.)
Lecture 36 - Economic Analysis
Lecture 37 - Life Cycle Savings: The P_1, P_2 Method
Lecture 38 - Passive Devices
Lecture 39 - Passive Architecture, Overhangs and Wing Walls
Lecture 40 - Passive Architecture, Overhangs and wing Walls (cont.)
Lecture 41 - Summary
Lecture 42 - Summary (cont.)
Lecture 43 - Summary (cont.)