me 556 solar energy conversion lecture 1

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ME 556 Solar Energy

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Course SyllabusSolar Energy Conversion ME 556

Spring 2016 Prerequisites: Mechanical Engineering 452 (Heat Transfer), MechanicalEngineering 351 (2 nd Semester Thermodynamics), and Engineering Mechanics 340( l!id Mechanics)

Instructor: letcher "# Miller, $h#%# in Mechanical Engineering, &' er eley,1*++# Class Hours: T Th -.00 $M to +.15 $M, $S 130# Course Atten ance St!dents are e/ ected to attend each class and to eacti ely engaged in listening, offering comments and e/am les, and ans ering

!estions if called ! on# e eated a sences may res!lt in a lo ering of yo!r grade#


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$e%t!oo&: Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, 4th ed. y %!ffie andec man# #n'line (esource: htt . # o erfromthes!n#net inde/#htm y :illiam Stine

and Michael ;eyer#

So"t)are: St!dents are e/ ected to ha e access to E/cel or Matla ,since some assignments ill e gi en that re !ire calc!lationsor gra hs est done ith a s readsheet# :e may also edo nloading or !sing e 7 ased s eciali


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Course Syllabus E%a*inations: There ill e one midterm e/amination d!ring thesemester and a com rehensi e final e/amination# There ill also e a feshort, closed7 oo !i(See also statement a o!t artici ation a o e)


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Course Description from the Catalogue:Application of thermodynamics, uid mechanics and heat transferto the thermal design of solar energy conversion systems!Computer simulations utili"ed! Course Purpose:

$he purpose of the course is to introduce the student to thefundamentals of solar thermal conversion for a variety ofapplications! $he students %ill apply &no%ledge they gained inearlier courses covering uid dynamics, thermodynamics, and

heat transfer to analy"e solar energy systems! 'n addition,speciali"ed topics such as optics and apparent solar motion %ill beintroduced! $he course %ill cover the solar resource, heat transferspeci(c to solar energy systems, the basics of popular solarcollectors, system calculations, and applications such as buildingheating and cooling )both passive and active*, %ater heating,

concentrating solar systems, photovoltaics, and design methods!


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Classroom behavior:+se of electronics )laptops, cell phones, music players, etc!* isprohibited during class time, e-cept as approved as part of thelesson! .lease turn cell phones o/ during the class0 advancepermission to &eep them on %ith a usti(able reason can be

re2uested! Eating during class is also prohibited, drin&s o&! Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodation 3

$he +niversity is committed to providing reasonable academicaccommodation to students %ith disabilities! $he Students4isabilities Services o ce provides university academic support

services and speciali"ed assistance to students %ith disabilities!'ndividuals %ith physical, perceptual, or learning disabilities asaddressed by the Americans %ith 4isabilities Act should contactStudents 4isabilities Services for information regardingaccommodations! .lease notify me in private or via e mail so thatreasonable e/orts can be made to accommodate you! 'f you

e-pect accommodation through the Act, you must ma&e a formalre2uest through Students 4isabilities Services Calpulli Center,


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Computer/internet access requirement:At San 4iego State +niversity, computers and communicationslin&s to remote resources are recogni"ed as being integral to theeducation and research e-perience! Every student is re2uired tohave hiss information resources!

!llabus is ub"ect to Change: $his syllabus and schedule are sub ect to change in the event ofe-tenuating circumstances! 'f you are absent from class, it is yourresponsibility to chec& on announcements made %hile you %ere

absent!


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Course Syllabus tudent #earning $utcomes Ability to calculate the solar resource for a given location and timeperiod, for a speci(c application!

+nderstanding of the basic modes of heat transfer as they applyto solar energy systems! Speciali"ed understanding of radiation from the sun and ho% tocapture it %hile minimi"ing losses!

?or&ing &no%ledge of basic solar collector types andconcentrating optics!


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Course Syllabus tudent #earning $utcomes Ability to select and design solar energy storage systems! @o% to choose and analy"e the best solar %ater heating system

for a given application! Evaluate and perform top level design of passive vs! activebuilding heating systems! +nderstanding of the various %ays concentrated solar po%er can

be used to generate electricity! eneral &no%ledge of photovoltaic systems!


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Belative Si"e of Sun and.lanets


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Solar Badiation

$he Solar ConstantD sc 1 6: ?satmosphere at the average earth sundistance!

$his is measured normal )perpendicular* tothe direction to the sun!

't includes all %avelen ths of radiation!

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Spectral 4istribution of SolarBadiation

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Visible Portion of the Electromagnetic Spectrum


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Electromagnetic Spectrum (nanometers)


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Earth>s orbit around the sun


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Kariation of the SolarConstantD


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$ilt of Earth>s A-is and Earth>sBotation

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