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SolarEnergy&GreenEnergy
Course:SPH4U
Teacher:Eva
Student:HuZhenyang(Khalil)
Date:Dec.26,2010
SolarEnergy&Application
Definition:
Originateswiththethermonuclearfusionreactionsoccurringinthesun.
Representstheentireelectromagneticradiation(visiblelight,infrared,ultraviolet,x-rays,andradiowaves).
Advantages&Disadvantages
Advantages
1)General:Sunlightcoverseverywhereandtherearenorestrictions.
2)Harmless:Developandusesolarenergywon’tpollutetheenvironment.It’soneofthecleanestenergy.
3)Huge:Theamountofreachingtotheearth’ssolarenergyisequalto1.3*10^14tonsofcoals
4)Foralongtime
Disadvantages
Sundoesnotshineconsistently.
Solarenergyisadiffusesource.Toharnessit,wemustconcentrateitintoanamountandformthatwecanuse,suchasheatandelectricity.
Addressedbyapproachingtheproblemthrough:1)collection,2)conversion,3)storage.
3)Application
Generateelectricity
Light-heat-electric:Usesolarcollectortotransferthermalenergytovapors,themusesteamerleadingelectricitygeneratorgenerateselectric.
Light-electric:Usephotovoltaiceffecttransfersolarenergytoelectricdirectly.(Solarcell)
Water-heatingsystem
Twomethodsofheatingwater:passive(nomovingparts)andactive(pumps).
Inboth,aflat-platecollectorisusedtoabsorbthesun’senergytoheatthewater.
Thewatercirculatesthroughouttheclosedsystemduetoconvectioncurrents.
Tanksofhotwaterareusedasstorage.
Heatinglivingspace
1)Efficientheatingstartswithproperinsulationonexternalwalls,roof,andthefloors.Thedoors,windows,andventsmustbedesignedtominimizeheatloss.
2)Collection:south-facingwindowsandappropriatelandscaping.
3)Storage:Thermalmass—holdsheat.
Solarcell
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