2189400 – Solar Thermal Energy Systems

The course deals with fundamental aspects of solar energy 1. Introduction to solar energy – global energy panorama 2. Solar energy resource- • Structure of the sun, Black body radiation, solar spectral distribution • Sun-Earth geometrical relationship 3. Passive and active solar thermal applications. 4. Solar thermal systems- solar collector-types, concentrating collectors, solar towers, Heat losses, efficiency 5. Selected topics on thermodynamics and heat transfer for solar systems. 6. Introduction to Solar induced systems: Wind, Heat pumps, Biomass , Photovoltaic 7. Energy storage