Solar Domestic Hot Water
Solar Basics
Solar Spectrum
Extraterrestrial
Measuring Solar Energy
Eppley PSP
Global
Horizontal
Tilt
Broadband
Thermopile
Standard
Cosine Response
Eppley NIP
Direct
Tracking
Broadband
Thermopile
Standard
Shade Band
Diffuse
Insolation
Licor Pyranometer
Broadband
Global
Horizontal
Slope
PV
Standard
Silicon Spectral Response
Spectroradiometer
Solar
Data
Three forms of solar energy.
Passive Solar
Active Solar
Photovoltaic
Passive Solar Energy
Passive Design
Use sun in the winter avoid in the
summer.
Efficiency is hard to define.
Passive Design
Flat Plate Collector
Hot Water Heater
Low cost hot water heater in Miami
Flat Plate Collector
Hot Water Heater
Solar water heater
system has four
components:
Collector
Tank
Pump
Controller
50% system
efficiency
Concentrating Collector
Concentrating Collector
Components:
Optics
Glazing
Absorber
Insulation
Tracking
Active - Concentrator
Photovoltaic – Grid
Connected
PV in CT
Solar Thermal
Solar Thermal
Solar Thermal Systems
Active hot water
Passive hot water
Pool Heater
Concentrators
Active Air
Transpired
Trombe Wall
Active Hot Water
Active Hot Water
Direct
Indirect
Drain back
Direct Flat Plate
 Solar water heater
system has four
components:
 Collector
 Tank
 Pump
 Controller
 50% system
efficiency
Flat Plate Collector
Flat Plate Collector
components:
Plate with tubing
Insulation
Glazing
Water Flow in Collector
Closed Loop
Drainback
Passive Hot Water
Batch
Thermosiphon
Batch
Thermosiphon
Solar Pool Heater

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