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Energy Resources and Generation, Solar Energy.

The document contains 15 questions about solar energy and its measurement. Specifically, it asks about defining angles related to solar radiation like the solar azimuth angle, angle of incidence, and zenith angle. It also asks about calculating daylight hours, determining solar radiation values, and defining instruments like pyrheliometers and pyranometers that are used to measure solar radiation. Finally, it contains questions about factors that cause variations in solar radiation reaching Earth and formulas used in solar radiation geometry.

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Energy Resources and Generation, Solar Energy.

The document contains 15 questions about solar energy and its measurement. Specifically, it asks about defining angles related to solar radiation like the solar azimuth angle, angle of incidence, and zenith angle. It also asks about calculating daylight hours, determining solar radiation values, and defining instruments like pyrheliometers and pyranometers that are used to measure solar radiation. Finally, it contains questions about factors that cause variations in solar radiation reaching Earth and formulas used in solar radiation geometry.

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Question Bank on solar E nergy and its measurement : -

1) Define solar azimu th an gle, an gle of in ciden ce an d


zenith angle?
2) Explain (a)beam an d diffu se solar radiation (b)th e h ou r
angle(c)the sun’s declin ation (d)th e latitu de an d
longitude
3) Calculate the number of day ligh t h ou rs at Ban galore on
21 june and 21 december in a leap year. Th e latitu de of
Bangalore is 12 °58 ' N
4) Determine the valu e of H avg over a h orizon tal surface
on aug 15 , at th e latitu de of 18 °29 ' ,if a= 0.31,
b=0.43 and ratio of average daily h ou rs of brigh t
sunshine to maximu m daily h ou rs of bright su nsh in e =
0.58.N
5) What is Zenith angle an d Az imu th an gle of th e sun on
july4, at 4:30pm IS T at allocation latitu de 38 °51 ' , an d
longitude 77 °? Given equ ation of time E=4.4 min .
6) What is the differen ce between a Pyrh eliometer an d
Pyranometer in referen ce to measu remen t an d black
surface.
7) What are the reason s for variation in solar radiat ion
reaching the earth th an received at th e ou tside of th e
atmosphere?
8) Mention the value of solar con stan t by NAS A an d WRC.
9) Write the Types of Radiations.
10) Formulla for S olar declin ation an d hou r an gle.
11) Which angles are usefu l in solar radiation
Geometry?
12) Draw the equ ator an d h emisph ere an d explain its
projection to indicate altitu de, h ou r an gle an d su n ’s
declination.
13) Prove that the len gth of th e day (td) is a fu n ction
of latitude and solar declin ation .
14)

15) Numerical questio n no.2 b [Summer 2018]

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