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4 - ENERGY FROM SUN

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outline WEEK-03 Assignment
Due date for this assignment: 2017-08-16, 23:59 IST.
How to
1) The output of a PV cell is 2 W at an insolation of 1 kW/m2 . The area of a 1 point
access the cell is 150 150 mm2 . If the efficiency of a cell is 15 %, then the angle of
portal incidence of radiation made with normal to the solar cell is

36.34 deg
THE PV
CELL 53.65 deg
47.72 deg
SERIES AND 42.28 deg
PARALLEL
INTERCONNECTION 2) The sensitivity of the solar cell to the spectral irradiance of sun light is 1 point
maximum at
ENERGY wavelengths between 2000nm and 5000nm
FROM SUN
wavelengths between 400nm and 700nm
Introduction wavelengths less than 400nm
Insolation wavelengths between 700nm and 2000nm
and
irradiance 3) The value of solar constant is approximately 1 point

Insolation 1 kW/m2
variation
1.37 kW/m2
with time of
day 1.37 kWh/m2
1 kWh/m2
Earth
centric 4) At a given point on earth located on the 30 deg. latitude line, if the solar 1 point
viewpoint
declination is -20 deg and the hour angle is 45 deg, then the zenith angle is
and
declination
45.5 deg
Solar 44.85 deg
geometry
23.85 deg
Insolation 66.15 deg
on a
horizontal 5) On what day the sun will be overhead (noon) at a place located on the 1 point
flat plate
8.57 deg latitude line?
Energy on
a March 12
horizontal

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horizontal April 12
flat plate
June 12
Sunrise
May 12
and sunset
hour 6) On which day zenith angle will be equal to latitude? 1 point
angles

Examples
September 21
March 21
WEEK-03
Resources Both (a) and (b)
June 21
Quiz :
WEEK-03 7) The extra terrestrial insolation (in kW/m2) on March 27, 1989 is 1 point
Assignment
1.3837
1.3447
1.3341
1.3747

8) At sunset and sunrise, the zenith angle is 1 point

180 deg
45 deg
0 deg
90 deg

9) If the solar declination is 23.5 deg and latitude angle is 45 deg, then the 1 point
sunrise hour angle is

-45 deg
90 deg
115 deg
45 deg

10)
The length of the day will be approximately 12 hours 1 point

on equator
when the angle of declination is 0 deg
when the angle of declination is +/- 23.5 deg
both (a) and (b)

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