Mechanical Engineering ME562Sustainable Energy: an Exergy Analysis
Renewable exergy Mechanical Engineering ME562Sustainable Energy: - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Renewable exergy Mechanical Engineering ME562Sustainable Energy: - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
ME 562: Sustainable Energy an Exergy Analysis Spring 2013 Renewable exergy Mechanical Engineering ME562Sustainable Energy: an Exergy Analysis How much is there? short wave long wave solar radiation 174,000 TW tidal energy direct
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How much is there?
EARTH Fossil fuels Nuclear, thermal & gravitational energy Storage (plants) Storage (water)
solar radiation 174,000 TW direct refmection 52,000 TW direct conversion to heat 82,000 TW photosynthesis 40 TW evaporation, precipitation 40,000 TW wind, waves, convection & currents 370 TW animals decay tides, tidal currents 3 TW volcanoes & hot springs 0.3 TW conduction 32 TW terrestrial energy tidal energy long wave short wave 2 x 1023 J
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Passive solar: the Trombe wall
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Low-temperature active
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Medium temperature - glazed
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High temperature - concentrating
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Solar collector effjciency
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The solar spectrum
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Measurement apparatus
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Terrestrial solar exergy fmows
tropical humid mediterranean mountain tropical dry
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Different weather patterns
sunny day in spring cloudy day in summer
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Geographic dependence of exergy
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Where does the exergy go?
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PV devices – mW to MW
mW MW kW
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Where electrons live
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electrons demographics
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Valence and conduction bands
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The Silicon crystal structure
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Other possible PV materials
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PV cell structure
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Typical PV cells
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Typical performance curves
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The manufacturing process
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Single crystal ingot production
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A single crystal ingot
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Poly-Si ingot & cell
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