Sunday, 1 June 2014

Be Very Thorough When Deciding To Go Solar

By Nora Jennings


With today's global practices on renewable energy sources (RES), the options on offer include hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, hydro power, energy, ocean currents, waves, tides and the temperature gradient of sea water. You can even get power from the temperature difference between the air and the ocean, geothermal, and biomass like animal, vegetable and household waste. Many forecasts say that deciding to go solar is a case of choosing one of the most promising renewable energy sources.

As a rule, the more expensive manifolds have a large distance between the tubes to prevent them from shading each other at large angles to the transverse sunlight. The angular coefficient is always considered in studies of the optical properties of collectors. Using this data for correcting the amount of energy passing through the transparent insulation is a good system to put into place.

In general, experts use an incidence angle of 50 degrees from the perpendicular pane, as in this range, almost all the supplied radiation per day is stored on your light collector. In fact, these ratios show how well a particular collector is able to absorb radiation inclined at it. To improve their optical performance, collectors are used with different methods of modernization.

When the sun's rays fall on the surface perpendicular to the solar collector, the collector's optical losses will be minimal. This is because, at this point, the reflection from the transparent insulation (usually glass) has a minimum value.Radiation can also be used, when perpendicular to the flat-plate collector

Most manufacturers indicate the amount of usable energy for the collector absorber in the technical specifications as the "absorptive capacity" and this value is typically 92-95%. Do not confuse this value with the optical efficiency of your collector, as this option is only partially characterizes the optical loss and only shows how well the sun's rays reach the glass.

Photovoltaic systems are based on film-thin modules. They are easily scalable, flexible to use and install. These modules may be used not only in the construction of large power generation facilities, but also the construction and reconstruction of commercial, residential and social facilities in order to save on the electricity consumed from the network, as well as stand-alone or backup power. One should also mention the possibility of using these modules as an innovative material used in facades, glazing and the roofs of new buildings.

The sun can be called the most important element of the future of architecture and this is confirmed by the experience of using such technology in the world. You can distinguish several types of this, using thin-film photovoltaic modules that meet the needs of different users. A fit system is used in industrial plants, for large installations and is generally determined according to the installation site.

Air collectors operate at significantly lower temperatures than traditional liquid ones. In conventional systems, the collector's temperature must exceed 40-50 degrees C to start working, while air solar gets going at 25-30 degrees C, because the heat losses are much smaller and the system efficiency increases. However, because the thermal conductivity of air is much less, the use of such systems is very limited. These can not be considered as an alternative to the heat transfer units with fluids, because it could cause more trouble.




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