PART 1 Meteorology for Solar Energy
Solar Energy Overview
- Sun and Its Properties
- The power in the solar irradiation
- Solar Irradiation Properties
1.2 The Solar Resource
1.2.1 Atmospheric affects to solar irradiation
1.2.2 Solar irradiation components and their properties
1.2.3 Solar irradiation measurement tools
1.3 Calculation of Solar Irradiation
1.3.1 Solar constant and its importance
1.3.2 Declination, azimuth, hour and other angles
1.3.3 Extraterrestrial solar irradiation calculation
1.4 Local Effects on Solar Energy
1.4.1 Topographical and geographical effects to solar irradiation
1.4.2 Sunshine duration and local effects to this parameter
1.4.3 Area selection
1.5 Solar Energy Potential
1.5.1 Global solar energy potential
1.5.2 Solar energy relation with other energy sources
1.5.3 Comparison of solar energy with other renewables
1.5.4 A Brief Summary for PART 1
PART 2 Solar Irradiation and Energy Data Modeling
2.1 Statistical Descriptions
2.1.1 Basic Statistical Descriptions
2.1. 2 Statistical tools for solar energy
2.1.3 Regression analysis
2.2 Basic Estimation Equations
2.2.1 Clearness index
2.2.2 Angström equation and its parameters
2.2.3 Problems related with Angström equation
2.3 Solar Energy and Fuzzy Logic Modeling
2.3.1 Fuzzy logic I
2.3.2 Fuzzy logic II
2.3.3 Fuzzy logic application in solar energy
2.4 Spatial and Temporal Modeling
PART 3 Solar Energy Thermal Application
3.1 Site Selection and Introduction
3.1.1 Overview
3.1.2 Practically using models in PART 2 for application
3.1.3 Installation site description
3.1.4 Best installation angle
3.2 Design and Installation
3.2.1 Design rules
3.2.2 Efficiency and design relation
3.2.3 Materials for solar collectors
3.2.4 Installation
3.3 Heating Systems
3.3.1 Historical and general overview to solar collectors
3.3.2 Heating systems I
3.3.3 Heating systems II
3.3.4 Installation of heating systems
3.4 Electricity Generation and Solar Power Plants
3.4.1 General overview to solar power plant
3.4.2 Area selection and system properties
3.4.3 Materials and system design
3.4.4 Efficiency estimation for solar systems
PART 4 Photovoltaic Arrays
4.1 PV and Solar Irradiation
4.1.1 Solar energy potential for PV
4.1.2 Basic rules for photons
4.1.3 Historical development of PV
4.1.4 A general overview to PV usage in the world
4.2 PV design
4.2.1 System components
4.2.2 Units and power characteristics
4.2.3 PV design
4.3 PV types
4.3.1 Basic materials for PV systems
4.3.2 Crystalline and thin film technologies
4.3.3 Efficiency improvement for PV
4.4 PV Application
4.4.1 Stand alone systems
4.4.2 Building systems
4.4.3 Rural area systems
4.4.4 Grid connection |