Sen Solar Energy Fundamentals and Modeling Techniques

Atmosphere, Environment, Climate Change and Renewable Energy
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-84800-134-3
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten

This book presents the methods of quantitative determination of solar irradiation incident amount on a surface on the Earth. It brings together information not found elsewhere in a single source, and includes an innovative exposition of expert system methodologies used in the domain of solar irradiation and energy. The book provides a background to the underlying physical principles of solar irradiation and energy, with explanations as to how these can be modelled and applied.

Prof. Dr. Zekai Sen is a researcher at the Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. His main interests are renewable energy (especially solar energy), hydrology, water resources, hydrogeology, hydrometeorology, hydraulics, philosophy of science, and science history. He has been appointed by the United Nations as a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for research on the effects of climate change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sen, Zekai

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;7
2;Contents;9
3;Energy and Climate Change;13
3.1;1.1 General;13
3.2;1.2 Energy and Climate;15
3.3;1.3 Energy and Society;17
3.4;1.4 Energy and Industry;22
3.5;1.5 Energy and the Economy;24
3.6;1.6 Energy and the Atmospheric Environment;25
3.7;1.7 Energy and the Future;29
3.8;References;30
4;Atmospheric Environment and Renewable Energy;33
4.1;2.1 General;33
4.2;2.2 Weather, Climate, and Climate Change;34
4.3;2.3 Atmosphere and Its Natural Composition;38
4.4;2.4 Anthropogenic Composition of the Atmosphere;40
4.5;2.5 Energy Dynamics in the Atmosphere;46
4.6;2.6 Renewable Energy Alternatives and Climate Change;47
4.7;2.7 Energy Units;55
4.8;References;56
5;Solar Radiation Deterministic Models;59
5.1;3.1 General;59
5.2;3.2 The Sun;59
5.3;3.3 Electromagnetic (EM) Spectrum;63
5.4;3.4 Energy Balance of the Earth;67
5.5;3.5 Earth Motion;69
5.6;3.6 Solar Radiation;73
5.7;3.7 Solar Constant;78
5.8;3.8 Solar Radiation Calculation;79
5.9;3.9 Solar Parameters;84
5.10;3.10 Solar Geometry;89
5.11;3.11 Zenith Angle Calculation;97
5.12;3.12 Solar Energy Calculations;99
5.13;References;110
6;Linear Solar Energy Models;113
6.1;4.1 General;113
6.2;4.2 Solar Radiation and Daylight Measurement;114
6.3;4.3 Statistical Evaluation of Models;118
6.4;4.4 Linear Model;125
6.5;4.5 Successive Substitution (SS) Model;132
6.6;4.6 Unrestricted Model (UM);138
6.7;4.7 Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Model;145
6.8;4.8 Linear Cluster Method (LCM);152
6.9;References;159
7;Non-Linear Solar Energy Models;163
7.1;5.1 General;163
7.2;5.2 Classic Non-Linear Models;163
7.3;5.3 Simple Power Model (SPM);168
7.4;5.4 Comparison of Different Models;171
7.5;5.5 Solar Irradiance Polygon Model (SIPM);172
7.6;5.6 Triple Solar Irradiation Model (TSIM);180
7.7;5.7 Triple Drought–Solar Irradiation Model (TDSIM);184
7.8;5.8 Fuzzy Logic Model (FLM);188
7.9;5.9 Geno-Fuzzy Model (GFM);198
7.10;5.10 Monthly Principal Component Model (MPCM);200
7.11;5.11 Parabolic Monthly Irradiation Model (PMIM);208
7.12;5.12 Solar Radiation Estimation from Ambient Air Temperature;214
7.13;References;218
8;Spatial Solar Energy Models;221
8.1;6.1 General;221
8.2;6.2 Spatial Variability;222
8.3;6.3 Linear Interpolation;224
8.4;6.4 Geometric Weighting Function;226
8.5;6.5 Cumulative Semivariogram (CSV) and Weighting Function;228
8.6;6.6 Regional Estimation;232
8.7;6.7 General Application;240
8.8;References;248
9;Solar Radiation Devices and Collectors;251
9.1;7.1 General;251
9.2;7.2 Solar Energy Alternatives;251
9.3;7.3 Heat Transfer and Losses;253
9.4;7.4 Collectors;257
9.5;7.5 Photovoltaic (PV) Cells;268
9.6;7.6 Fuel Cells;271
9.7;7.7 Hydrogen Storage and Transport;271
9.8;7.8 Solar Energy Home;272
9.9;7.9 Solar Energy and Desalination Plants;273
9.10;7.10 Future Expectations;274
9.11;References;276
10;A Simple Explanation of Beta Distribution;279
11;A Simple Power Model;281
12;Index;285