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Solar Radiation Geometry
Solar Radiation Geometry
degrees
Hour angle (ω): is the angular distance between the meridian of the
observer and the meridian whose plane contains the sun.
(or) The hour angle at any moment is the angle through which the earth must
turn to bring the meridian of the observer directly in line with the sun rays.
ω=[Ts-12:00] x 15, where ω=Hour Angle(Degrees) , Ts = Solar time
ω +ve in afternoon and –ve in fore noon since at solar noon the
hour angle is zero
Special Cases:
i) For surface facing due south, γ =0
At sunrise the rays are parallel to the horizontal surface. Then Angle of
incidence, θi = θZ =900 , the corresponding hour angle, ωs from above eq.
is
cos θi=0 = cos φ cosωs cosδ + sinδ sin φ
(1+ cosβ)/2 is the shape factor for a tilted surface w.r.t. sky