Solar Energy: Technologies and Project Delivery for Buildings [Hardcover]

Solar Energy is an authoritative reference on the design of solar energy systems in building projects, with applications, operating principles, and simple tools for the construction, engineering, and design professional. The book simplifies the solar design and engineering process, providing sample documentation and special tools that provide all the information needed for the complete design of a solar energy system for buildings to enable mainstream MEP and design firms, and not just solar energy specialists, to meet the growing demand for solar energy systems in building projects.

Foreword vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

CHAPTER 1 Delivering Solar Energy Projects 1

History and Current Use of Solar Energy 1

Advantages of Solar Energy 2

Solar Energy Project Delivery Process 6

Integration of Solar Energy into the Existing

Infrastructure 17

CHAPTER 2 The Solar Energy Resource 27

Structure of the Sun 27

Nuclear Fusion: The Source of the Suns Power 28

The Spectral Nature of Solar Radiation 28

Position of the Sun in the Sky 30

Direct Beam, Diffuse, and Global Solar Insolation

in the Plane of a Solar Collector Surface 34

Incident Angle of Direct Beam Sun on a Surface 35

The Effect of Shade 42

Solar Resource Measurement 43

Solar Resource Maps and Data 45

Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) Weather Data 46

Forecasting the Solar Resource Hours or Days

into the Future 46

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