Renewable Energy: CHE 515

Assignment no: 01

Q1: Describe the main features of various types of renewable and non- renewable energy
resources and explain the importance of non-conventional energy sources in context of global
warming.

Q2: What is the status of non-convectional energy sources in India and what are their future
prospects?

Q3: What is the potential in solar energy the world over? On average, how much solar power is
received on the surface of the earth at noon during bright sun day?

Q4: What are primary and secondary energy sources?

Q5: Describe the type of solar plant. What are the limitations of a solar power plant?

Q6: write short notes on: (1) wind energy (2) tidal energy (3) bio-mass

Q7: what are the advantages and limitations of renewable energy sources?

Q8: write shorts notes on energy conservation and energy efficiency.

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Assignment no: 02

Q1: Determine the local apparent time corresponding to 13:30 IST on July 1, at Delhi (28o35΄N, 77o12΄
E). The Equation of time correction on July 1 is -4 minutes. In India, the standard time is based on
82o30’E. [ANS : 13h 4min 48s]

Q2: At Nagpur, the following observations were made:

Theoretical maximum possible sunshine hours = 9.5h

Average measured length of a day during April = 9.0h
Solar radiation for a clear day, Ho = 2100 kJ/m2/day
Constant: a = 0.27 , b = 0.50
Calculate the average daily global radiation. [Ans: 1554 kJ/m2/day ]

Q3: Find the angle subtended by beam radiation with the normal to a flat-plate collector at 9 a.m. for the
day on November 3, 2003. The collector is in Delhi (28o35΄N, 77o12΄ E), inclined at an angle of 36o with
the horizontal and is facing due south. [Ans: θ=44.85o]

Q4: Compute the monthly average hourly solar flux received on a flat plate collector facing due south (ℽ
= 0o) having a slope of 12o. The collector is located at a place 15o 00΄ N on 20th day of October. The data
given are: time 11:12 h (local apparent time), Hg = 2408 kJ/m2/h, Hd = 1073 kJ/m2/h, Ground reflectivity,
Ꞷ= 7.5o ρ = 0.25. Ans: [ HT=2508 kJ/m2/h]

Q5: Evaluate the monthly average clearness index for 16 March 2001, at a surface located at latitude 30o
N. The monthly average daily terrestrial radiation on a horizontal surface is 28.1 MJ/m2/day. [Ans :
KT=0.89]

Q6. Determine the Local Solar time and declination at a location latitude 23o 15΄ N, Longitude 77o30΄ E
at 12.30 IST on June 19. Equation of Time correction is given from Standard table = 1΄01΄΄

Q7. Calculate the angle made by beam radiation with the normal to a flat collector on December 1, at 9:00
A.M., solar time for a location at 28o 35΄ N. The collector is tilted at an angle of latitude plus 10o, with the
horizontal and is pointing due south.

Q8. Determine the average value of solar radiation an a horizontal surface for June 22, at the latitude of
10o N, if constants a and b are given as equal to 0.30 and 0.51 respectively and the ratio n¯/N = 0.55

Q9. Calculate the angle of incidence of beam radiation on a plane surface, tilted by 45o from horizontal
plane and pointing 30o west of south located at Mumbai at 1:30 PM (IST) on 15th November. The
longitude and latitude of Mumbai are 72o 49΄ E and 18o 54΄ N respectively. The standard longitude for
IST is 81o 44΄ E.

Q10. Calculate the number of day light hours (sunshine hours) in Srinagar on January 1 and July
1. The latitude of Srinagar is 34o 05΄ N.
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Assignment no: 03

Q1. For New Delhi (28o3577o12΄ E), ΄N, Calculate the Zenith angle of the sun at 2:30 PM on 20
February 2015. The standard IST latitude for India is 81o 44΄ E.

Q2. For Coimbatore (11.0183oN, 76.9725o E, and elevation of 411 m above sea level), estimate
the value of average daily global radiation on horizontal surface during the month of March. The
average sunshine hours per day for the month of March may be assumed as 9.5 h.

Q3. For Coimbatore (11.0183oN, 76.9725o E, and elevation of 411 m above sea level), estimate
the monthly average of the daily-diffused radiation on a horizontal surface as per Gopinath and
Soler estimate as well as Garg and Garg estimate.

Q4. For Coimbatore (11.0183oN, 76.9725o E, and elevation of 411 m above sea level), estimate
the monthly average of the hourly global radiation on a horizontal surface during 11:00 to 12:00
hrs (LAT) for the month of March.

Q5. For Coimbatore (11.0183oN, 76.9725o E, and elevation of 411 m above sea level), estimate
the monthly average of the hourly diffuse and beam radiation on a horizontal surface during
11:00 to 12:00 hrs (LAT) for the month of March.

Q6. Calculate the monthly average, total daily radiation falling on a flat plate collector facing
south (ℽ = 0o) and tilted by 30o from ground, at New Delhi (28o35΄ N, 77o12΄ E), for the month
of November. Assume ground reflectivity as 0.2.

Q7. Determine the sunset hour angle and day-length at location latitude of 32o on March 30.

Q8. Determine the day-length in hours at Delhi (latitude = 28.6o) on June 28 in a leap year.

Q9. Calculate local apparent time (LAT) and declination at a location latitude 24o 20΄ N,
longitude 77o 30΄ E at 12:30 IST on July 24. Equation of time correction = - 1΄ 06΄΄.

Q10. Calculate the angle made by beam radiation with the normal to a flat plate collector,
pointing the south location in New Delhi (27o30΄ N, 76o42΄ E) at 10.00 hour solar time on
October 29. The collector is tilted at an angle of 35o with the horizontal. Also calculate the day-
length.

Q11. Calculate the angle made by beam radiation with normal to a flat plate collector on
November 30, at 9:00 AM. Solar time for a location at 27o30΄ N. The collector is tilted at an
angle of latitude plus 12o, with the horizontal and is pointing due south.
Q12. Calculate the Sun’s attitude zenith and solar azimuth angles at 9:00 AM. Solar time on
August 30 at latitude 25o N.

Q13.calculate the sun’s altitude and azimuth angle at 8.30 A.M. solar time on March 18 for a
location at 35o on latitude.

Q14. The following observation were made in Bhopal during the month of March: Average
length of day = 8.4 hours; Longest day during the month = 9 hours; Angstrom’s constants for
Bhopal: a = 0.27, b = 0.50; Solar radiation per day for a clear day = 2100 J/m2.day. Calculate the
average daily global radiation.

Q15. Calculate the average value of solar radiation on a horizontal surface located in Ahmedabad
(22o00΄ N, 73o10΄ E), for May 28. Average solar day hours are 10:5 hours. Angstrom’s constant
are: a = 0.28, b = 0.48.

Q16. Calculate the average value of global solar radiation on a horizontal surface for March 21;
at the latitude of 21o N if the constants are given as equal to 0.28 and 0.50 respectively. The ratio
of average length of solar day and length of the longest solar day is 0.68.

Q17. Define the following terms and differentiate between their meanings

(a) Beam radiation and Diffuse radiation

(b) Surface azimuth angle and solar azimuth angle
(c) Local clock time and local apparent time
(d) Reflected radiation and Total radiation
(e) Altitude angle and Incident angle
(f) Latitude angle, Declination angle and Hour angle

Q18. What is the difference between a Pyrheliometer and a Pyranometer ? Describe the principal
of Angstrom type pyrheliometer.

Q19. Define solar irradiance, solar constant, extraterrestrial and terrestrial radiation. What is the
standard value of solar constant?

Q20. Explain the depletion process of solar radiation as it passes through the atmosphere to reach
at the surface of the earth.