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Question 3
Consider Adelaide (latitude=34.93, longitude=138.6, GMT+9:30), the value of solar irradiance on the 31st of January at solar noon is 0.800 kW/m2 on an horizontal plane. The maximum average ambient temperature in January is typically around 29 C.
Determine:
a) The standard time of solar noon in Adelaide on the 31st of January, consider day light saving(answer time in hours and minutes).
b) Sun rise in standard time on that day (answer time in hours and minutes)
c) The irradiance in kW/m2(2 decimal points) on a collector tilted at Adelaide latitude angle and facing north at solar noon. (determine the altitude of the sun at solar noon on the 31st January)
d) The irradiance in kW/m2(2 decimal points) on a collector tilted at Adelaide latitude angle and facing north at 9 am standard time on the 31st January, if the horizontal collector measures an irradiance of 0.22 kW/m^2.(Tip: determine solar time and hour angle at 9 am standard time, and then the sun altitude).
Consider now you installed a solar thermal flat collector in Adelaide with orientation as in c), with an efficiency given by h=0.6-5*(Ti-Tamb)/G and an area of 6m^2. At the Ti=50 C, determine
e)its efficiency on the 31st of January at solar noon (assume as Tamb the max value of ambient temperature in January). Answer in % and with 1 decimal point accuracy.
f) The mass flow rate to heat water from 29 to 70 with the irradiance as in c) and for determined efficiency as in e).(recall water specific heat at ambient condition cp=4.18 kJ/(kg K, and assume outlet temperature of 70 C))(Answer 1 decimal point)
g) The stagnation temperature of the same condition collector on the 31st January at solar noon. (Assume Tamb the maximum temperature in January) kW/m2(Answer 1 decimal point)
You have installed in Adelaide a PV system of 1.2 kW rated power constituted of 10 modules with length of 0.6 m and width of 1.4 m. The temperature power reduction is 0.5%/C of difference from the cell temperature (consider Tcell= Tambient+25C).
h) What is the power produced by the PV system on the 31st of January at solar noon if the module is tilted at the latitude and facing north? (Tip: use the irradiance obtained in point c and determine the efficiency in standard condition and operating condition, considering both temperature and irradiance effects)(Answer in kWh with 1 decimal point)

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