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JEE4980 – Sr Design Project
• Solar Electric Siting Lecture
• Assignment
– Develop a tool to gage the potential of sites
– Due in final report appendix
• Lab Time
– Read and understand Design Project
– Decide on sites to evaluate, tools, approach
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Sun Path
http://www.educypedia.be/education/spacejavaearth.htm
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Declination at Solstices and
Equinox
http://www.rkm.com.au/ANIMATIONS/animation-seasons.html
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Solar Window
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Average Sun / Day
But we want Solar Energy!
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Max Daily Transmittance Ithaca NY
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Integrated Insolation Ithica NY
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Direct vs Diffuse Radiation
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Effect of Collector Tilt Angle
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Insolation Table NY