SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION || QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS.
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SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION
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SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION
- Obtained by capturing heat and light from the Sun
-Considered a green technology correct answers SOLAR ENERGY
Include the use of photovoltaic systems, concentrated solar power and solar water heating. correct answers Active Solar Technology
Include orienting a building to the Sun, selectin...
SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION || QUESTIONS AND
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS.
- Obtained by capturing heat and light from the Sun
-Considered a green technology correct answers SOLAR ENERGY
Include the use of photovoltaic systems, concentrated solar power and solar water heating.
correct answers Active Solar Technology
Include orienting a building to the Sun, selecting materials with favorable thermal mass or light
dispersing properties, a correct answers Passive Solar Technology
Main energy source in our earth. correct answers Sun Radiation
Amount of sun radiation correct answers 1.7 × 10^17 W
2 ways of solar energy conversion correct answers Photovoltaic Method
Thermal Technologies
2 forms of energy tapping methods (Thermal Technologies) correct answers Solar Concentration
Heating and Cooling Systems
Processes of Converting Solar Energy into Electricity correct answers Absorption of energy
Photovoltaic conversion
Combination of current from several cells
Conversion of the resultant DC to AC
ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER ENERGY correct answers - Renewable Energy Source.
- Immensely Abundant.
- Solar Technologies are Getting More Efficient.
- Solar Panels Are Getting Cheaper.
- Generates Minimal Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
DISADVANTAGES OF SOLAR POWER ENERGY correct answers - Still Expensive for
Households.
- Weather Dependent.
- Solar Power Plants Are Not the Most Environmentally Friendly Option.
Top 5 largest solar power plants in the world correct answers Bhadla Solar Park, India
Location: Rajasthan, India
Installed Capacity: 2245 MW, 14000 acres
Huanghe Hydropower Hainan Solar Park China
Location: Qinghai province, China
Installed Capacity: 2200 MW, 1390 acres
, Pavagada Solar Park, India
Location: Karnataka, India
Installed Capacity: 2050 MW, 13000 acres
Benban Solar Park, Egypt
Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt
Installed Capacity: 1650 MW, 9190 acres
Tengger Desert Solar Park, China
Location: Ningxia, China
Installed Capacity: 1547 MW, 10625 acres
Converts solar radiation into electricity directly.
Made up of several photovoltaic solar cells. correct answers Photovoltaic ( PV) system
capable of generating about 1 or 2W of power approximately depends of the type of material
used. correct answers Individual small PV cell
Its function is the conversion of solar radiation into electricity; major unit in
the system. correct answers PV array
To be available at the absence of the solar radiation, the electric
energy produced by the array must be partly stored correct answers Battery storage
According to the nature of the load, the generated electric power must be conditioned using
DC/DC converters and DC/AC inverters. correct answers Power conditioning circuits
Types of PV Systems correct answers 1. Grid Connected Solar PV System
2. Stand-Alone / Off- grid Solar PV System
3. PV-Hybrid Systems
4. Grid-Tied Solar Systems With A Battery Backup
- primary component
- converts the DC power
produced by the PV array into AC power as per the voltage and power quality
requirements of the utility grid correct answers Power Conditioning Unit
- Device that converts light from the sun
- Comprised of several individual solar cells which are themselves composed of layers of silicon,
phosphorous and boron
- Absorb the photons and in doing so initiate an electric current. correct answers Solar Panels
particles of energy correct answers photons
provides the negative
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