K.

S RANGASWAMY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

50 EE E13 Renewable Energy Sources

ADVANCEMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

Presented By

SUGUMAR U-73772112148
DHARSAN S-73772112107
SARAN S-73772112409
 INTRODUCTION
Solar power is produced by collecting sunlight and converting it into electricity.
This is done by using solar panels.

Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by
humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies.

Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active

solar depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute solar energy.

Active solar techniques include the use of photovoltaic panels and solar thermal
collectors to harness the energy.

Passive solar techniques include orienting a building to the Sun, selecting

materials with favorable thermal mass or light dispersing properties, and
designing spaces that naturally circulate air.
 SOLAR CELL PANEL
Solar cells are devices which convert
solar energy directly into electricity,
either directly via the photovoltaic
effect, or indirectly by first converting
the solar energy to heat or chemical
energy.

The most common form of solar cells

are based on the photovoltaic (PV)
effect .

Today's commercially available

silicon solar cells have efficiencies of
converting about 18% of the sunlight
falling on to them into electricity.
STRUCTURE OF A SOLAR CELL
TYPES OF SOLAR CELLS
Monocrystalline Silicon
Polycrystalline Silicon
Amorphous Thin Film Silicon
A solar panel is a collection of solar cells on a single panel.

The output of a solar panel is usually stated in watts.

The solar panels will be combined into a grouping known as an array.

Panels can be wired in series or in parallel .

 SOLAR POWER
Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly
using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP).

CSP systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large
area of sunlight into a small beam.

PV converts light into electric current using the photoelectric effect.

The most developed CSP technology are the parabolic trough ,

 A parabolic trough consists of a linear
parabolic reflector that concentrates
light onto a receiver positioned along
the reflector's focal line.

A solar power tower uses an array of

tracking reflectors (heliostats) to
concentrate light on a central receiver
atop a tower

The Indian state of Gujarat has built the

world’s largest solar photovoltaic power
plant.
 WATER TREATMENT
Solar distillation can be used to
make saline or brackish
water potable by using SOLAR
STILL.
Solar water disinfection (SODIS)
involves exposing water-filled
plastic polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) bottles to
sunlight for several hours.

Solar energy may be used in a water

stabilisation pond to treat waste
water without chemicals or electricity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_still
 SOLAR AIR- CONDITIONING
Solar air conditioning refers to any air conditioning system that uses solar
power.

This can be done through solar photovoltaic conversion, solar thermal energy
conversion etc.

Photovoltaic solar cooling: Photovoltaic cooling uses PV panels to

generate solar electricity to power an electrical cooling device.

A PV system uses an inverter to convert the DC power generated by the PV

panels into AC power.
 Solar open loop air conditioner
using Desiccants:

Air can be passed over

common, solid desiccants like
silica gel or zeolite to draw
moisture from the air to allow
an efficient evaporation
cooling cycle.

The desiccant is then

regenerated by using solar
thermal energy to dry it out.

http://www.aircondirect.com.au/solar-air-conditioning/
 SOLAR COOKER
Solar cookers use sunlight for cooking, drying
and pasteurization.

They can be grouped into three broad categories:

box cookers, panel cookers and reflector cookers.

A basic box cooker consists of an insulated container with a transparent lid. It

can be used effectively with partially overcast skies and will typically reach
temperatures of 90–150 °C.
Panel cookers use a reflective panel to direct sunlight onto an insulated
container .
www.mrsolar.com/
 SOLAR VEHICLES
A solar vehicle is an electric vehicle powered completely or significantly by
direct solar energy.

Usually,PV cells contained in solar panels convert the sun's energy directly
into electric energy.

Solar No 3 sponsored by Harvest Energy was built in

Udaipur by the Palace Garage Team led by A V Singh.

The hybrid drive is from pedals and a Lynch motor

attached to the front wheel with the power being
provided by 3 x 75 Watt solar panels producing 36 Volts
from 3 x 12 Volt Lead Acid batteries.
http://solareis.anl.gov/
 ECO-ETIQUETTE
It seems like a good thing that solar is getting popular, but what about
all the materials that go into making the panels, recycling them, etc.?
Is solar really as green as it's made out to be?

solar panels also have a dark side; namely, greenhouse gases and toxic chemicals
involved in manufacturing, and a lack of regulation regarding recycling.

Toxic chemicals. While it's nowhere near the amount produced by, say, coal-fired
power plants, a number of nasty chemicals are used in solar manufacturing,
including arsenic, cadmium telluride, chromium, and lead.

Greenhouse gases. The goal of solar-generated electricity is to reduce the amount

of carbon dioxide, but , there are even more potent greenhouse gases involved
before a panel is ever plugged in.