Solar Energy Technology (Prof. V. V. Satyamurty, IIT Kharagpur) | Mechanical Engineering

Solar Energy Technology

Solar Energy Technology. Instructor: Prof. V. V. Satyamurty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. This course provides an introduction to solar energy technology. Topics covered in this course include Sun-Earth geometry, Extraterrestrial radiation, Terrestrial radiation, Measurement of solar radiation, Solar collectors, Transmission-absorptance product, Concentrating collectors, Long term solar energy system performance, and Economic analysis. (from nptel.ac.in)

Energy and Dependence on External Sources

Lecture 01 - Energy and Dependence on External Sources and the Sun

Lecture 02 - Sun-Earth Geometry: Extraterrestrial Normal Radiation, Terminologies

Lecture 03 - Extraterrestrial Radiation, Terrestrial Radiation

Lecture 04 - Measuring Instruments

Lecture 05 - Estimation of Solar Radiation or Details

Lecture 06 - Radiation Processing - Long Term

Lecture 07 - Evaluation of the Apparent Sunrise and Sunset Hour Angles

Lecture 08 - Estimation of Daily/Monthly Average Daily Tilt Factor under Terrestrial Conditions

Lecture 09 - Solar Collector Basics

Lecture 10 - Transmission-Absorptance Product

Lecture 11 - Daily/Monthly Average Daily Transmittance-Absorptance Product Analytical Evaluation

Lecture 12 - Theory of Flat Plate Collectors - Liquid Based (A)

Lecture 13 - Theory of Flat Plate Collectors - Liquid Based (B)

Lecture 14 - Theory of Flat Plate Collectors - Liquid Based (C)

Lecture 15 - Mean Temperature and Heat Capacity Effects

Lecture 16 - Theory of Air Based Solar Flat Plate Collectors

Lecture 17 - Theory of Air Based Solar Flat Plate Collectors (cont.)

Lecture 18 - Other Collector Geometries

Lecture 19 - Concentrating Collectors: Optimum Slope for Flat Plate Collectors

Lecture 20 - Concentrating Collectors (cont.)

Lecture 21 - Concentrating Collectors (cont.)

Lecture 22 - Compound Parabolic Collectors

Lecture 23 - Exercise 1

Lecture 24 - Exercise 1 (cont.)

Lecture 25 - Device and System Performance

Lecture 26 - Long Term Solar Energy System Performance

Lecture 27 - Exercise 1 (cont.)

Lecture 28 - Long Term Solar Energy System Performance Simplified Design Methods

Lecture 29 - Long Term Solar Energy System Performance Simplified Design Methods (cont.)

Lecture 30 - Monthly Average Daily Utilizability

Lecture 31 - The Phi^bar, f-Chart Method (cont.)

Lecture 32 - The Phi^bar, f-Chart Method, Tank Losses and Finite Heat Exchanger

Lecture 33 - Exercise 2

Lecture 34 - Exercise 2 (cont.)

Lecture 35 - Exercise 2 (cont.)

Lecture 36 - Economic Analysis

Lecture 37 - Life Cycle Savings: The P_1, P_2 Method

Lecture 38 - Passive Devices

Lecture 39 - Passive Architecture, Overhangs and Wing Walls

Lecture 40 - Passive Architecture, Overhangs and wing Walls (cont.)

Lecture 41 - Summary

Lecture 42 - Summary (cont.)

Lecture 43 - Summary (cont.)

References

Solar Energy Technology
Instructor: Prof. V. V. Satyamurty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. This course provides an introduction to solar energy technology.