APPLICATION OF SOLAR ENERGY

Three Major Categories

 Direct Thermal Application
 Solar Electric Application
1. Solar thermal Electric Conversion
2. Photo Voltaic Methods
3. Thermo Electric Conversion
4. Wind Energy
5. OTEC
 Energy from Biomass and Biogas
OTHER FORMS OF SOLAR ENERGY
1. Solar Water Heating
2. Space Heating
3. Space Cooling
4. Solar Energy
• Thermal Electric Conversion
• Photovoltaic Electric Conversion
5. Solar Distillation
6. Solar Pumping
7. Agriculture And Industrial Process Heat
8. Solar Furnace
9. Solar Cooking
10. Solar Production Of Hydrogen
11. Solar Green Houses
1.SOLAR WATER HEATING
• Basic Elements of Solar water heater are
1. Flat plate Collector
2. Storage tank
3. Circulation System and Auxiliary Heating System
4. Control of the system

Simplest type – THERMOSIPHON

Typical and Commercial design
i. Natural Circulation SWH (Pressurized)
ii. Natural Circulation SWH (Non- Pressurized)
iii. Forced Circulation SWH
Natural Circulation Solar Water Heater ( Pressurized)
Natural Circulation Solar Water Heater ( Non - Pressurized)
FORCED CIRCULATION SOLAR WATER HEATER
SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM WITH ANTI
FREEZE
2. SPACE HEATING
Passive heating
Active Heating system
i. Separate Solar Collectors (heat – Water or Air)
ii. Storage Devices (to Store Energy in night and inclement days)
iii. Back up System (in Bad Weather)
A) PASSIVE SPACE HEATING SYSTEM
• General Categories
i. Direct Gain
ii. Thermal Storage wall
iii. Attached Sun Space
iv. Roof Storage
v. Convective Loop