TD - Lesson 3

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1. sun path a key concept to understand both when designing a

solar electric system and when trying to understand
the performance of solar electric system

2. sun path refers to the seasonal and hourly changes of the sun
as the earth rotates and orbits the sun, this relates to
a solar system is the ways of shadow length, system
performance, and tilt angle.

3. june 21 summer solstice (longest day)

4. dec 21 winter solstice (shortest and longest night)

5. mar 21 (vernal) and equinox (day and night are equal)

sept 21 (autumnal)

6. 1. identify the month steps reading sun path diagrams

2. identify the time
3. find the altitude
4. find the azimuth

7. altitude measure in a vertical plane, between the sun's direc-

tion and horizontal plane, sometimes called elevation

8. azimuth the direction of the sun measured in the horizontal

plane measured from the north in clockwise direction

9. zenith angle measured between the sun's direction and the vertical
angle it is supplementary angle of altitude

10. solar chart an earth based view of the sun apparent movement
across the sky used to facilitate the process of com-
puting the sun's angles

11. solar chart it is a two dimensional representation of the sky vault

projected to the horizonal plane

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