Practice Estimation Methodology (3.3) - Solar Energy - Renewable Energy Engineering
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Estimation Methodology

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define Global Horizontal Irradiance.

💡 Hint: Think about total solar energy that reaches a flat surface.

Question 2 Easy

What does the term Albedo refer to?

💡 Hint: It affects radiation measurements and overall solar energy capture.

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Question 1

What does GHI stand for?

Global Horizontal Irradiance
Global Heat Index
Global Heat Incentive

💡 Hint: Think about the role of the sun with respect to a flat surface.

Question 2

True or False: The Angstrom-Prescott Model directly measures irradiance.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the focus of the model on sunshine duration.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

A city has an annual average sunshine duration of 3000 hours. Using the Angstrom-Prescott model, estimate the expected GHI assuming a linear correlation of 0.8 with sunshine duration.

💡 Hint: Multiply the correlation coefficient with the total sunshine hours.

Challenge 2 Hard

Two solar panels are mounted at different tilt angles, 30 degrees and 45 degrees. Calculate the GTI considering they receive 500 Wh/m² of diffuse irradiance and 200 Wh/m² of direct irradiance, where the albedo effect is negligible.

💡 Hint: Use the direct and diffuse values directly for this calculation.

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