{"title":"Design of discrete control system for a solar heating model","authors":"R. Habib, H.Sh. Habib","doi":"10.1016/0741-983X(90)90071-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90071-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101171,"journal":{"name":"Solar & Wind Technology","volume":"41 1","pages":"607-610"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80827917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prediction of a photovoltaic system performance using cumulative frequency curves of radiation","authors":"S. Sivoththaman","doi":"10.1016/0741-983X(90)90066-B","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90066-B","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101171,"journal":{"name":"Solar & Wind Technology","volume":"13 7 1","pages":"577-583"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87638114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of satellite-measured insolation in Brazil","authors":"L.A. Frulla , H.Grossi Gallegos , D.A. Gagliardini , G. Atienza","doi":"10.1016/0741-983X(90)90054-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0741-983X(90)90054-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Incoming solar radiation, insolation, is an important factor in many processes occuring at the earth surface. These include natural processes such as energy and moisture flux, photosynthesis, evapotranspiration, as well as quantities of interest in solar energy applications, such as energy available for focusing and non-focusing solar collectors and photovoltaic cells. In Brazil, solar radiation has been measured from 1978 through a network of pyranometers distributed all over the country. In the area limited by 15° and 34°S latitude and 40° and 67°W longitude, insolation estimates have been made using the geostationary satellite (GOES) from May 1982 to June 1984. It was thus possible to compare the simultaneous daily values of global solar radiation corresponding to the Southern part of Brazil during 1982 and 1983. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the accuracy of the estimates, presenting the results of the comparison. They show that standard error of the satellite-derived daily insolation values when compared against pyranometers is in the range of 15–30% of the mean values. Therefore, operational estimation of surface insolation in this region using GOES data appears normally feasible.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101171,"journal":{"name":"Solar & Wind Technology","volume":"7 5","pages":"Pages 501-509"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90054-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90682124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solar & Wind TechnologyPub Date : 1990-01-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0741-983X(90)90077-F
D.A. Kouremenos, K.A. Antonopoulos, E. Rogdakis
{"title":"Hour-by-hour simulation of solar H2OLiBr absorption heat transformers in Athens","authors":"D.A. Kouremenos, K.A. Antonopoulos, E. Rogdakis","doi":"10.1016/0741-983X(90)90077-F","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90077-F","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A method is presented for predicting the performance of solar H<sub>2</sub>OLiBr absorption heat transformers, which receive solar heat at an intermediate-temperature level, reject a part of it in the ambient at a low-temperature level and deliver the remaining useful heat at a high-temperature level. Simple relations are derived, which define the exact thermodynamic cycle of heat transformer and allow calculation of characteristic temperatures and heat quantities exchanged in terms of the main parameters of the unit. A correlation linking the heat gain factor to the main parameters is presented, which may be used for calculating the optimum cycle. The procedure developed has been employed for predicting the hour-by-hour performance of solar driven absorption heat transformers in the Athens area along a typical year, using mean climatological conditions obtained by processing of 20 years hourly measurements. The theoretical heat gain factor has been found to be practically constant (≅51%) along the typical year. With usual flat plate collectors, the calculated maximum values of the specific heat gain for January, March, May, July, September and November are 79, 143, 232, 247, 185 and 107 W/m<sup>2</sup>-collector, respectively, obtained at 13 or 14 h under a maximum temperature of about 100°C.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101171,"journal":{"name":"Solar & Wind Technology","volume":"7 2","pages":"Pages 111-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90077-F","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91637428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solar & Wind TechnologyPub Date : 1990-01-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0741-983X(90)90082-D
M.Adel Hamdy, D.E. Osborn
{"title":"The potential for increasing the efficiency of solar cells in hybrid photovoltaic/thermal concentrating systems by using beam splitting","authors":"M.Adel Hamdy, D.E. Osborn","doi":"10.1016/0741-983X(90)90082-D","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90082-D","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The potential of spectrally selective beam splitters (SSBS) in separating concentrated solar irradiation into specific regions matched to hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/TH) concentrating systems is examined. Both interference filters and liquid absorption filters are investigated for use as SSBS. The performance benefit of this approach is demonstrated through a simplified calculation method suitable for hand or spreadsheet analysis. Initial performance analysis shows difinite advantages to the use of SSBS in hybrid PV/TH concentrating systems. A silicon solar cell having an efficiency of 11% under 50 suns of solar radiation would have as high as 27% efficiency when an SSBS is used. In addition to the higher PV efficiency, a generous amount of high grade thermal energy is also generated.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101171,"journal":{"name":"Solar & Wind Technology","volume":"7 2","pages":"Pages 147-153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90082-D","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91683174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solar & Wind TechnologyPub Date : 1990-01-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0741-983X(90)90069-E
Iman T. Al-Alawy
{"title":"Wind and other factor requirements to solar energy applications in Iraq","authors":"Iman T. Al-Alawy","doi":"10.1016/0741-983X(90)90069-E","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90069-E","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The aim of this paper is two fold. Firstly, to predict two methods for estimating the monthly daily and monthly hourly diffused solar radiation on a horizontal surface on clear days. Measurements of the total and diffused solar radiation, available in Baghdad during the period 1967–1985, are used to obtain the regional regression coefficients. The second aim of this paper is to deal with the effect of dust on energy recieved from solar systems. A dirt correction factor is estimated by carrying out a comparison study on a pair of glass sheets placed horizontally. The study is carried out at a topical location in Iraq during the period 1971–1980. The rising dust frequencies distribution with wind speed is studied.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101171,"journal":{"name":"Solar & Wind Technology","volume":"7 5","pages":"Pages 597-600"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90069-E","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91737220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solar & Wind TechnologyPub Date : 1990-01-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0741-983X(90)90068-D
S.O. Enibe
{"title":"Solid absorbent dispersion in an inert fluid for solar refrigeration applications","authors":"S.O. Enibe","doi":"10.1016/0741-983X(90)90068-D","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90068-D","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>One of the most significant factors limiting the performance of solar powered solid absorption refrigeration systems is the low rates of heat and mass transfer within the absorbant pellet. Solutions to these problems are discussed in this paper. They include the use of suitable additives or treatments, and the dispersion of the absorbent in an inert liquid which has a high absorption capacity for the refrigerant without impeding the absorption and generation reactions. With particular reference to the calcium chloride/ammonia system, the experimental investigation of the idea of dispersing the absorbent in an inert liquid is reported here. The tests were performed by simulating the absorption and generation reactions in two mild steel pressure vessels, one acting as the absorber/generator, and the other as the receiver of the condensed refrigerant. Normal heptanol was used as the inert liquid. The novel feature of the investigation is the use of a bubble agitation device in order to dispense with mechanical stirring of the dispersion. Heating was done electrically, pressure, temperature and mass measurements being taken. The results indicate that the absorption and generation reactions were at least five times faster with the dispersion. The practical problems of utilizing the absorbent in this form in solar refrigeration systems are considered.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101171,"journal":{"name":"Solar & Wind Technology","volume":"7 5","pages":"Pages 591-595"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90068-D","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91737221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solar & Wind TechnologyPub Date : 1990-01-01Epub Date: 2003-03-06DOI: 10.1016/0741-983X(90)90014-S
Vineeta Hoon
{"title":"Women's role in energy usage in rural areas","authors":"Vineeta Hoon","doi":"10.1016/0741-983X(90)90014-S","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0741-983X(90)90014-S","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rural development policies in India have rarely been designed for women as beneficiaries of development schemes. This is despite the fact that the women in rural communities, especially the very isolated, play a crucial role towards maintaining families at a subsistance level. The economics of womens' contribution in terms of energy, goods and income supplement is not clearly understood and often overlooked by planning authorities. An attempt is being made here to demonstrate the major role played by women in energy usage and expenditure, by quantifying womens' work in terms of household income distribution. The point being made is that womens' work should not be regarded as only drudgery to be eliminated. One should work towards reducing womens' workload by bringing in appropriate technology to ease her work and not eliminate the work itself by importing a substitute. If this is not done we end up getting rid of women as important contributors to society.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101171,"journal":{"name":"Solar & Wind Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":"Pages 67-71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90014-S","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79699702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solar & Wind TechnologyPub Date : 1990-01-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0741-983X(90)90095-J
M.A. Alsaad
{"title":"Characteristic distribution of global solar radiation for Amman, Jordan","authors":"M.A. Alsaad","doi":"10.1016/0741-983X(90)90095-J","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0741-983X(90)90095-J","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Hourly global solar radiation data measured on a horizontal surface in Amman, Jordan, available for the period 1983–1987, have been studied and analysed. Average values of daily, monthly and yearly global radiation, as well as maximum and minimum radiation values, were determined. The average monthly mean daily global radiation ranged from 8.001 to 2.653 kWh m<sup>−2</sup> per day. Over the 1983–1987 period, the annual daily mean of global radiation was 5.302 kWh m<sup>−2</sup> per day. The maximum monthly mean daily global radiation varied between 8.295 and 3.611 kWh m<sup>−2</sup> per day whereas that of the minimum monthly mean daily radiation varied between 7.590 and 1.680 kWh m<sup>−2</sup> per day. The calculated monthly mean daily global solar radiation data were employed to develop linear correlations between the sunshine hours and each of the average, maximum and minimum global radiation for Amman, using regression technique. The accuracy of the derived correlations was tested using measured radiation data for Amman. The results show that the developed correlations are adequate to predict monthly mean daily global radiation within a maximum error ranging between 6.6 and 9.6%. The average error incurred in predicting global radiation does not exceed 0.3%.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101171,"journal":{"name":"Solar & Wind Technology","volume":"7 2","pages":"Pages 261-266"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0741-983X(90)90095-J","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86377706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}