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.

Mod-01 Lec-01 Energy and Dependence on External Sources and Sun, Physical Descriptions and Reactions.
Mod-02 Lec-02 Sun - Earth Geometry.
Mod-03 Lec-03 Terminology Extra - Terrestrial Radiation Terrestria Radiation.
Mod-04 Lec-04 Measuring Instruments.
Mod-05 Lec-05 Estimation of Solar Radiation or Details.
Mod-06 Lec-06 Radiation Processing - Long Term.
Mod-07 Lec-07 Evaluation of the Apparent Sunrise and Sunset Angles.
Mod-08 Lec-08 Estimation of Daily/Monthly Average daily Tilt Factor Under Terrestrial Conditions.
Mod-09 Lec-09 Solar Colector Basics.
Mod-10 Lec-10 Transmission - Absorptance Product.
Mod-11 Lec-11 Daily (Or Monthly Average Daily) Transmittance.
Mod-12 Lec-12 Theory of Flat Plate Collectors - Liquid Based (A).
Mod-13 Lec-13 Theory of Flat Plate Collectors - Liquid Based (B).
Mod-14 Lec-14 Theory of Flat Plate Collectors - Liquid Based (C).
Mod-15 Lec-15 Mean temperature and Heat Capacity Effects.
Mod-16 Lec-16 Theory of Air Based Solar Flat Plate Collectors.
Mod-16 Lec-17 Theory of Air Based Solar Flat Plate Collectors (Contd.).
Mod-17 Lec-18 Other Collector Geometries.
Mod-18 Lec-19 Concentrating Collectors.
Mod-18 Lec-20 Concentrating Collectors (Contd.).
Mod-18 Lec-21 Concentrating Collectors (Contd. ).
Mod-19 Lec-22 Compound Parabolic Collectors.
Mod-20 Lec-23 Exercise - I.
Mod-20 Lec-24 Exercise - I (Contd.).
Mod-21 Lec-25 Device and System Performance.
Mod-22 Lec-26 Long Term Solar Energy System Performance.
Mod-23 Lec-27 Exercise - I (Contd. ).
Mod-24 Lec-28 Long Term Solar Energy System Performance Simplified Design Methods.
Mod-24 Lec-29 Long Term Solar Energy System Performance Simplified Design Methods (Contd.).
Mod-25 Lec-30 Monthly Average Daily Utilizability.
Mod-26 Lec-31 The phi(bar) - f chart method (Contd.).
Mod-27 Lec-32 The phi(bar) - f chart method Tank Losses and Finite Heat Exchanger.
Mod-28 Lec-33 Exercise - 2.
Mod-28 Lec-34 Exercise - 2 (Contd.).
Mod-28 Lec-35 Exercise - 2 (Contd.).
Mod-29 Lec-36 Economic Analysis.
Mod-30 Lec-37 Life Cycle Savings : The P1 and P2 Method.
Mod-31 Lec-38 Passive Devices.
Mod-32 Lec-39 Passive Architecture, Overhangs and Wing Walls.
Mod-32 Lec-40 Passive Architecture, Overhangs and Wing Walls (Contd.).
Mod-33 Lec-41 Summary.
Mod-33 Lec-42 Summary (Contd.).
Mod-33 Lec-43 Summary (Contd. ).