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 | Applications of Solar Energy Technology By Michael Grupp Copyright: 2012 | Status: Published ISBN: 9781118016213 | Hardcover | 145 pages | 69 illustrations Price: $69.95 USD  |
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The perfect primer for the engineer, scientist, and layperson alike, for learning about the practical applications of solar energy technology and how it is being used today to heat homes, light city streets, and provide power worldwide. As solar energy becomes increasingly more important in all of our lives, it is more important to learn how it works and how it can be implemented.
Audience
Engineers, managers, economists, and scientists throughout the energy industry and economists and engineers working in sustainability or solar energy, whether in industry or research. Students and interested laypersons
Engineers, managers, economists, and scientists throughout the energy industry and economists and engineers working in sustainability or solar energy, whether in industry or research. Students and interested laypersons
Description
Solar energy has been the “new” energy for a long time. As this technology becomes a larger and larger piece of the energy spectrum, it is increasingly important for engineers, scientists, managers, and other decision-makers to understand solar energy technology and its applications. This book, written in easy-to-understand language, with plentiful color photos and illustrations, is the perfect primer on solar energy for anyone working in the energy industry or just wants to learn more about solar energy technology.
With a focus on its current uses in other countries, including developing countries, this book shows examples of actual and potential uses of solar energy right here in the USA. It presents an original view of solar energy technology, as well as tools for the understanding of consequences of energy-related decisions. Parts of this book draw to a large extent on the work of the Synopsis Institute in Lodève (France), a leading research and development firm in the area of solar energy technology and its practical uses in our everyday lives.
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Solar energy has been the “new” energy for a long time. As this technology becomes a larger and larger piece of the energy spectrum, it is increasingly important for engineers, scientists, managers, and other decision-makers to understand solar energy technology and its applications. This book, written in easy-to-understand language, with plentiful color photos and illustrations, is the perfect primer on solar energy for anyone working in the energy industry or just wants to learn more about solar energy technology.
With a focus on its current uses in other countries, including developing countries, this book shows examples of actual and potential uses of solar energy right here in the USA. It presents an original view of solar energy technology, as well as tools for the understanding of consequences of energy-related decisions. Parts of this book draw to a large extent on the work of the Synopsis Institute in Lodève (France), a leading research and development firm in the area of solar energy technology and its practical uses in our everyday lives.
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Author / Editor Details
Born in 1946, Michael Grupp obtained his PhD in nuclear solid state physics at the University of Heidelberg/Germany. In 1977, he set up an independent energy research unit called Synopsis in South of France, undertook innovative solar energy R&D and soon broadened his scope to applications for less developed countries. He has proposed and coordinated projects in Europe, Africa, and India, concerning technical, production, market and acceptance aspects, as well as their methodological implications. Dr. Grupp has received the European Solar Prize 2004 and serves on several scientific committees and editorial boards. Married with 4 children, Michael Grupp was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease in the early nineties. He has been working on this book since 2010.
Born in 1946, Michael Grupp obtained his PhD in nuclear solid state physics at the University of Heidelberg/Germany. In 1977, he set up an independent energy research unit called Synopsis in South of France, undertook innovative solar energy R&D and soon broadened his scope to applications for less developed countries. He has proposed and coordinated projects in Europe, Africa, and India, concerning technical, production, market and acceptance aspects, as well as their methodological implications. Dr. Grupp has received the European Solar Prize 2004 and serves on several scientific committees and editorial boards. Married with 4 children, Michael Grupp was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease in the early nineties. He has been working on this book since 2010.
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Table of Contents
Summary 4
About this book 5
Terminology 6
Introduction: Solar Energy 7
The Incoming Solar Radiation 11
The availability and power density issue ¯¿½ fossil vs. solar energy 13
The need for tracking 14
The Basic Solar Energy Heat Transfers 16
Heat Transfer ¯¿½ Experiment and Simulation 17
Solar Energy Heat Transfer Modes 29
Individual transfers 29
Compound or Grouped Heat Transfer (CHT) 42
Heat Capacity: Phase Change Materials (PCM), Heat Storage and ¯¿½Thermal Mass ¯¿½ 45
Overall Heat Transfer 51
Solar Thermal Energy Product Requirements 58
Selected Solar Thermal Applications 62
Solar Water Heaters (SWH) 62
Solar Space Heating 69
Direct Gain 71
Windows and Glazings in Solar Space Heating 71
Active and Passive Solar Energy 74
Passive Solar Heating and Over-Heating 77
Purely Active Solar Heating 83
Large Scale Glazed Solar Thermal Plants 84
Solar High Temperature Applications 94
Solar Tower Central Receiver Plants 94
Trough Plants 97
Dish Stirling 98
Solar Chimney Power Plants (CSP) 99
Solar Thermal Pumps 103
Divers Applications 103
Cookers 104
Domestic Solar Cookers 104
Institutional Solar Cookers 108
Autoclave Sterilizers 113
Direct UV Pasteurizers 115
Solar Driers 118
Solar Thermal Energy ¯¿½ the ¯¿½Software ¯¿½ 122
Impacts 122
The Market 123
The Determination of Solar Food Mass and Cooking Time 125
Solar PV 131
PV - Basic Characteristics 131
Shading 132
The Temperature Effect 132
Electricity and Grids 133
PV Applications 135
Solar air planes 139
Solar boats 141
Dedicated Power Supplies 147
¯¿½Plug ¯¿½ Power Supplies 147
PV Power Plants 148
Conclusions Beyond Solar 150
CASE STUDIES 151
Solar Energy in a High-density Urban Environment 153
¯¿½Solar Casbah ¯¿½: Low-Cost Solar Energy Vision 154
An Up-market, High-Tech Vision 158
Solar Thermal vs. Solar PV : the battle of the Water Heaters 159
The Evolving Grid: 161
Remarks on Energy Planning 162
Solar for Existing Settlements 163
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Summary 4
About this book 5
Terminology 6
Introduction: Solar Energy 7
The Incoming Solar Radiation 11
The availability and power density issue ¯¿½ fossil vs. solar energy 13
The need for tracking 14
The Basic Solar Energy Heat Transfers 16
Heat Transfer ¯¿½ Experiment and Simulation 17
Solar Energy Heat Transfer Modes 29
Individual transfers 29
Compound or Grouped Heat Transfer (CHT) 42
Heat Capacity: Phase Change Materials (PCM), Heat Storage and ¯¿½Thermal Mass ¯¿½ 45
Overall Heat Transfer 51
Solar Thermal Energy Product Requirements 58
Selected Solar Thermal Applications 62
Solar Water Heaters (SWH) 62
Solar Space Heating 69
Direct Gain 71
Windows and Glazings in Solar Space Heating 71
Active and Passive Solar Energy 74
Passive Solar Heating and Over-Heating 77
Purely Active Solar Heating 83
Large Scale Glazed Solar Thermal Plants 84
Solar High Temperature Applications 94
Solar Tower Central Receiver Plants 94
Trough Plants 97
Dish Stirling 98
Solar Chimney Power Plants (CSP) 99
Solar Thermal Pumps 103
Divers Applications 103
Cookers 104
Domestic Solar Cookers 104
Institutional Solar Cookers 108
Autoclave Sterilizers 113
Direct UV Pasteurizers 115
Solar Driers 118
Solar Thermal Energy ¯¿½ the ¯¿½Software ¯¿½ 122
Impacts 122
The Market 123
The Determination of Solar Food Mass and Cooking Time 125
Solar PV 131
PV - Basic Characteristics 131
Shading 132
The Temperature Effect 132
Electricity and Grids 133
PV Applications 135
Solar air planes 139
Solar boats 141
Dedicated Power Supplies 147
¯¿½Plug ¯¿½ Power Supplies 147
PV Power Plants 148
Conclusions Beyond Solar 150
CASE STUDIES 151
Solar Energy in a High-density Urban Environment 153
¯¿½Solar Casbah ¯¿½: Low-Cost Solar Energy Vision 154
An Up-market, High-Tech Vision 158
Solar Thermal vs. Solar PV : the battle of the Water Heaters 159
The Evolving Grid: 161
Remarks on Energy Planning 162
Solar for Existing Settlements 163
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BISAC SUBJECT HEADINGS
TEC031010: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable
TEC031020: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Electrical
SCI024000: SCIENCE / Energy
BIC CODES
THX: Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
RNU: Sustainability
KNBT: Alternative & renewable energy industries
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