UNIT III
SOLAR PV& THERMAL SYSTEMS
Solar Radiation, Radiation Measurement, Solar
Thermal Power Plant, Central Receiver Power
Plants, Solar Ponds.- Thermal Energy storage system
with PCM- Solar Photovoltaic systems : Basic
Principle of SPV conversion – Types of PV Systems-
Types of Solar Cells, Photovoltaic cell concepts: Cell,
module, array , PV Module I-V Characteristics,
Efficiency & Quality of the Cell, series and parallel
connections, maximum power point tracking,
Applications.
3.
Solar Radiation
sun isa hydrodynamic spherical body –
generating energy by the process of
thermonuclear fusion.
Temperature of the interior of the sun is
estimated at 8X10^6 -40X10^6 K,
EXTRATERRESTRIAL &TERRESTRIAL RADIATIONS
Solarradiation incident on the outer
atmosphere of the earth is known as
Extraterrestrial Radiation
Iext=Isc[1+0.033cos(360n/365)] W/m2
Solar radiation that reaches earth surface after
passing through the earth‟s atmosphere is known
as Terrestrial Radiation.