1. INTRODUCTION Solar Furnace is structures, which concentrate all the sunlight (solar radiation) fall on it to a point or a line to increase temperature. It contains mirror which act as collector or reflector, which are arrange in such a way that all the sunlight fall on it is concentrated at, focus the temperature at focus may reach up to 3500’c. This heat can be utilized to generate electricity, Melting of metal, Cooking of food Carry out many chemical reactions and used to heat any fuel. [1] 1.1Type of Solar Furnace: Solar Furnace is of different type based on the collector design and its application 1.1.1Parabolic dish In Parabolic Dish the collector at a fix point concentrates solar furnace the solar light.
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources such as sunlight, water, wind, and geothermal heat. A common form of renewable energy is solar energy. Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed by using technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, and more. The Sun releases pockets of energy called photons that travel from the Sun to the Earth in a matter of minutes. When photons hit a solar panel, they knock electrons lose from their atoms.
Photovoltaics use a quantum process to convert solar radiation directly to electricity. A solar thermal electric system uses a working fluid that is heated by solar energy and expanded through a turbine or heat engine. Solar radiation reaching the earth’s surface is called insolation. There are two components of insolation at the earth’s surface. Direct normal insolation (DNI), which normally is 80% of total insolation, is that part of the radiation coming directly from the sun .
There are three ways this energy can be transferred, Radiation, Convection and Conduction. Radiation is when energy from the sun travels through the atmosphere and towards the earth’s surface due to incoming solar radiation. When it reaches the earth’s surface, the surface then heats up, as it heats up it gives of radiation which warms the earth’s atmosphere, this radiation is known as terrestrial radiation. E.g. if you stand near a fireplace or near a fire you can feel the heat from the fire due to radiation.
Which two renewable energy forms did you choose? The two energy sources I choose were Solar and Wind. Solar energy is gathered by harnessing the suns rays via PV panels. "Solar photovoltaic (PV) is the main solution used today, involving the use of PV panels that generate electricity when exposed to the sun"(Ahmed, R. A., 2009). These panels trap the suns rays and convert them to energy that can be used instead of the traditional fossil fuels.
In this paper the solar photovoltaic (PV) system is modeled and simulated. The solar power output is controlled using the boost converter (DC-DC converter). The change in the solar power with the changes in environmental conditions, especially under
Both absorb raw energy from the sun but solar thermal directly heats water or air, while photovoltaics convert the energy into electricity. CSP or Concentrated solar power uses lenses or mirrors to direct the sunlight into a small beam.
Aircraft obtain solar energy by using a large wing-like structures called solar panels, each solar panel is composed of many smaller cell tnaga solar cell generates electricity when exposed to light. The cells are made of a material called silicon. The solar panels will only work if when facing toward the sun, and the satellite is equipped with sensors that look for the light. Motor drive the panels are exposed to sunlight. Satellites are also equipped with a power source that lasted 12 years which is fuel that can
Parabolic dish is a point focus concentrator with shape of a circular parabolic (surface of revolution generated by a parabola around its axis). In the proposed design, parabolic dish with min 2.4m diameter. The concave face of the concentrator will be lined with a reflective material so that incoming solar radiations that are travelling along the axis can be collected and reflected to a point focus. It should be noted that the size of the receiver is quite smaller than the collector
So according to that definition, Solar thermal power plants are active systems and we can see different types of solar thermal power plants. There are a few basic similarities mirrors reflect and concentrate sunlight and receivers collect that solar energy and con-vert it into heat. After that by using a steam turbine operation that heat can then be used to produce electricity from this heat