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RSE3141 - Solar energy - S1 2025

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A solar hot water system receives 12.8kWh/day (4kWh/m2 on a 4m2 system with 80% efficiency).  How many litres of water will that heat up by 55 degrees (heat capacity of 4.18 J/K/g)?

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Assume there are 1.1 million rooftop solar hot water systems, each with 4m2 surface area, receiving 4kWh/m2/day and absorb 80% of the solar energy.  Averaged over the course of the day, how much  power (in MW) will this generate?

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Same wall as question 2, but now with addition of insulation, the thermal conductivity has been reduced to 0.3W/m2K.  Now how much heat is flowing (10m2, 200C gradient)? Include the units

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 A brick wall with an area of 10m2 and a thermal conductivity of 5W/m2K is experiencing a temperature gradient of 200C (hotter outside than inside).  How much heat will be flowing through the wall? Be sure to include the units.

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Convection refers to movement of heat though a moving medium, while conduction refers to the flow of heat though a material

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High Concentration solar PV tends to use: 

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Deployment of Concentrating PV reached its peak in:

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Concentrating solar thermal and concentrating photovoltaics are essential the same technology, both converting solar energy into electricity via the same pathway

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When deciding between tracking and non-tracking systems, designers need to also consider:

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Which of these systems requires the most land to minimise shading problems?

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