The International University of Scholars-IUS

Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Mid Term Examination: Fall-2020
E-mail: kalyan.mondoleee@gmail.com
Cell: 01753214575

Course Code: EEE 4223 Marks: 30

Course Title: Renewable Energy Time: 90 minutes

[Answer any three (3) out of the following four (4) questions]

1. (a) What is eccentricity correction factor and solar declination angle? [2]

(b) What is equation of time and anlemma? [2]

(c) Calculate the solar declination angle, the zenith angle, solar altitude angle andlar [6]
azimuth angle at 4 P.M on 20 November at Dhaka (23.730N) .

2. (a) What is hour angle and solar altitude angle? [2]

(b) Calculate the sunrise hour angle, sunrise time (solar time), sunrise time (clock [8]
time), the day length at 4 P.M on 20 November at Dhaka (23.730N)

3. (a) What is the view factor for surface albado? [2]

(b) Calculate the angle of incidence of beam radiation on a surface located at Dhaka [8]
at 10:00 (solar time) on April 1, if the surface is tilted 450 from the horizontal and
is pointed 150 west of south. Also Calculate the zenith angle of the sun at Dhaka
at 10:00(solar time) on April 1.

4. (a) What is seeback effect? Explain seeback effect. [4]

(b) What is piranometer and pyrheliometer? [2]

(c) Explain the working principle of piranometer with proper diagram. [4]