Название: Solar Energy Conversion Technologies: Fundamentals Design and Applications
Автор: Pankaj Kalita, Pushpendra Singh
Издательство: CRC Press
Год: 2027
Страниц: 492
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 40.5 MB

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of solar energy systems, with an emphasis on both photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal technologies. It combines theoretical knowledge with practical skills required to design, analyze, and implement efficient solar energy systems. The content offers an in-depth exploration of solar radiation principles, PV cells and systems, solar thermal collectors, energy storage methods, cost analysis, and relevant policies. Special attention is given to practical design methodologies, including numerous solved numerical problems and case studies.

Breaks down complex scientific principles—such as Snell’s law, Bouguer’s law, and Max Planck’s electromagnetic theory, including the physics of solar radiation.
Emphasizes practical implementation and design of solar energy systems.
Serves as a comprehensive resource for solar energy technologies, starting with collector design and applications for solar heaters with storage.
Explores cutting-edge solar thermal and PV technologies, such as solar cooling, passive solar architecture, solar distillation, and building-integrated PV.
Includes numerical problems and case studies to aid in system sizing and design.

The chapter‐wise structure is as follows:
Chapter 1: Introduction outlines the common forms of energy, the global and Indian energy scenario, and the limitations of fossil fuels. It introduces renewable energy and emphasizes why solar energy is a vital alternative. Basics of heat transfer and important dimensionless numbers are also discussed to provide the foundation for subsequent chapters.
Chapter 2: The Science of Solar Energy covers the fundamentals of the Sun–Earth relationship, the nature of solar radiation, and the principles behind solar radiation measurement using instruments such as pyranometers and pyrheliometers.
Chapter 3: Solar Radiation and Solar Geometry delves into solar radiation propagation, atmospheric effects, and empirical models for radiation estimation. Key solar angles and Sun‐path diagrams are explained, along with methods to compute radiation on tilted surfaces, critical for solar collector and PV design.
Chapter 4: Solar Thermal Collectors provides an in‐depth discussion on various types of collectors, including flat plate, evacuated tube, air, and concentrating collectors. Performance analysis, losses, transmissivity, and design aspects of liquid flat plate collectors are thoroughly covered, with applications highlighted.
Chapter 5: Solar Air Heaters introduces classifications, performance analysis using theoretical models, and experimental testing. Advances such as artificial roughness, porous media, and hybrid systems are discussed, along with their role in drying and heating applications...

This book is designed as a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students, while also serving as a reference resource for researchers, designers, academicians, industrial professionals, and policymakers working in the domain of solar energy. It provides a structured blend of theory, design principles, case studies, and numerical problems that bridge the gap between academic learning and practical implementation.