Solar Power Plants

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Sun power and how much we receive (Extraterrestrial

radiation)

Atmospheric effect on
Terrestrial radiation)

solar

Solar time

Solar Geometry and Angles

Solar Radiation data

Solar Power Concentration

radiation

received

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Radiation intensity
Hsun=T^4

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Radiation intensity
Hsun=T^4

Radiation intensity
HEarth=(Rsun2/D2)*Hsun

D1.496E11 m
Average
Hearth=1366
w/m2

The solar constant ICS

The average energy radiated by the Sun per time

unit on a unitary surface situated outside the Earths
atmosphere and perpendicular to the Suns rays. It
measures 1367 W/m2.

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Not all the solar radiation from the sun received by the
earth surface only a fraction of it can be used

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Air mass: the path length which light takes through the
atmosphere normalized to the shortest possible path
length (that is, when the sun is directly overhead

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m=0 extraterrestrial

m=1 at sea level

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Definitions

The extraterrestrial radiation I0(t)

The daily solar radiation intensity due to the change of the
distance between the sun and the earth during the year

Such that n(t) is the number of day in the year starting from
1 at 1 January and ending with 365 at 31 December

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Definitions

Beam radiation (direct solar radiation): the solar radiation received

from the sun without having been scattered by the atmosphere
Diffuse radiation: the solar radiation received form the sun after its
direction has been changed by scattering by the atmosphere.

Total (Global) solar radiation: the sum

of the beam and diffuse radiation on a
surface.

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Definitions

Reflected radiation: the part that is reflected on the sand or water

and then received on a surface.
Irradiance I or G [w/m2]: the rate at which radiant energy is
incident on a surface per unit area of surface.

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Any place on the earth is identified by longitude and

latitude

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Local Solar Time (LST) and Local Time (LT)

Twelve noon local solar time (LST) is defined as when the sun is highest in
the sky. Local time (LT) usually varies from LST because of the
eccentricity of the Earth's orbit, and because of human adjustments such
as time zones and daylight saving.

Local Standard Time Meridian (LSTM)

The Local Standard Time Meridian (LSTM) is a reference meridian used

for a particular time zone and is similar to the Prime Meridian, which is
used for Greenwich Mean Time. The LSTM is illustrated below.

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Local Standard Time Meridian (LSTM)

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LST=LT+TC/60

Equation
of time

TC (time correction)=4(longitude-LSTM)+EoT
LSTM=15 .TGMT

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Example 1

Calculate the solar time in Zagazig corresponding to

standard time 10:30 AM, at 29 January. longitude of
Zagazig is 31.5 E, time zone GMT+2
LST=LT+TC/60
TC (time correction)=4(longitude-LSTM)+EoT
LSTM=15 .TGMT=30

B =(360/365)*(29-81)=-51.82
EoT= -13.1721 min
TC (time correction)=4(31.5 - 30)+ -13.1721 =-7.1721 min
LST= 10.5-7.1721 /60 = 10.380465
Solar time = 10 22 49 AM

10 22 49

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23.45 degree

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http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion3/animations/sunmotions.html

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Solar height or altitude or elevation - the angle

formed by the direction of the solar rays and their
projection on a horizontal plane.

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zenith angle the angle formed by the solar rays and

the vertical (zenith) direction; this angle and - are
complementary;

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Solar azimuth , which indicates the variance of the

solar rays projection on the horizons plane as regards
the south; by convention, eastward orientations are
negative while westward orientations are positive;

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The solar declination the angle formed between the

solar ray and the equators plane measured on the
solar midday plane

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Gives the declination in radians

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Hour angle HA, which indicates the angular distance

between the Sun and its midday projection along its
apparent trajectory on the celestial vault.

HA= (LST-12)*15

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The Position Of The Sun In The Sky

Relations between solar angels

To calculate sunrise and sunset put elevation as zero and

rearrange:

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The Position Of The Sun In The Sky

Example 2: calculate the altitude and solar azimuth angels for
Zagazig (latitude of 30.57N and longitude 31.5E) at 9.5 AM on 13
February
13 Feb d =31+13=44

=ASIN(SIN(23.45)*SIN(360*(44-81)/365))=-13.69

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The Position Of The Sun In The Sky

HA= (LST-12)*15
LST=LT+TC/60= 9.5+ [4(31.5 - 30)+ -13.1721 ]/60=9.38
HA =(9.38-12)*15=-39
=ASIN(SIN(-13.69)*SIN(30.57)+COS(-13.69)*COS(30.57)*COS(-39))=31.98

=-46.129

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Inclination , the inclination of the surface compared

to the horizontal,
Surfaces azimuth , the angle that the projection on
the normal to the surfaces horizontal plane has to
rotate to superimpose itself on the southern direction.

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Angle of incidence i: The angle between the solar rays

and the normal to the surface is called the.

i=+

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Pyrheliometer

Measures direct solar radiation. The

receiving surfaces are perpendicular to
the line joining Sun and receiver.
Diaphragms ensure that only direct beam
radiation and a narrow annulus of sky
around the sun is detected.
It is usually provided with solar tracker to
validate perpendicular sun rays and
measure of direct solar radiation only

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Pyranometers

Measures the global solar radiation

received on a horizontal surface.
They are also used to measure solar
radiation on surfaces inclined to the
horizontal.
Other global solar irradiance measuring
devices that are available on the market
and are cheaper than pyranometers
possess a solar cell as a receiver

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Albedometer

The combination of one upward and one

downward oriented pyranometer is
called an albedometer. It measures both
the global and reflected radiation.

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Typical Meteorological Year data (TMY).

1-Measuring solar radiation hourly for various years
2-The data for the month that has the average
radiation most closely equal to the monthly
average over the whole measurement period is
then chosen as the TMY data for that month.
3-This process is then repeated for each month in
the year. The months are added together to give a
full year of hourly samples.

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TRNSYS data

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What is the concentration??

Reflector
area

Receiver
area

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Why the concentration??

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the concentration calculations

Line focus (2D)

Parabolic troughs; CLFR

Cmax,2 D 1 / sin S
Point focus (3D)

Central receiver systems,

parabolic concentrators (dishes)

Cmax,3D 1 / sin S
2

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Concentrating solar power technology