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Understanding Solar Air Heaters

Haroon — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 13:03:56 +0000

Solar air Heaters can be made easily at home with recyclable materials. In this article, we will try to explain what are the best practices for making efficient solar air heaters. Solar Air Heaters are a very cost effective way of achieving heating and ventilation. With so many packaging materials ending up in waste it is very easy to make a solar air heater almost free of cost. To make a heater that is efficient, one has to understand the mechanism, which we will try to explain in this article. There are many designs for solar air heaters available on

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What are Transformerless Inverters

Haroon — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:47:14 +0000

Inverters or Solar Inverters are used in PV systems for converting DC electricity in AC. Now often in solar PV systems, low voltage DC is converted (that could be 12 V, 24, 48 V or 96 Volts) to much higher voltage AC current (around 220 Volts) that we can use in our electrical appliances. For stepping up the voltage, a transformer is present inside the inverter. In a Low frequency inverter, a large transformer is present. The low frequency inverters are good at handling high impedance loads such as running a pump or compressor. High frequency inverters on the other

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List of Most efficient Solar Panels in 2017 for all Technologies

Haroon — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 12:30:14 +0000

This article will cover the most efficient solar cell technologies recorded in standard test conditions and the most efficient panels available in the market. The article will be constantly revised through the year to include the most up to date information. A Few Points on Solar Cell Efficiency Lab efficiency is always higher than true efficiency as tests are carried out in standard conditions. The test conditions correspond to a fixed irradiance of 1000 W/m2 at a temperature of 25 °C. The amount of solar irradiation falling over a meter square surface just outside the atmosphere is approximately 1357 Watt/m2. This uninterrupted solar radiation

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History of Solar Energy Technology

Haroon — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:11:24 +0000

Solar Energy Technology can be broken into two strands, namely solar Thermal and Solar Photovoltaic. Solar Thermal Energy has been utilized by civilizations from time immemorial. Our ancestors in the northern hemisphere lived in caves, with their openings towards the south. This was done to allow most amount of light into the dwelling, particularly during cold winter days. In the northern hemisphere, the sun is found low on the sky, traversing mostly near the southern horizon during the winter. Moving forward in history, we notice a mention of solar energy technology in the Romans Mythology. It has been recorded that during second Punic War, Archimedes built bronze mirrors

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Upcoming Solar Energy Course on Udemy

Haroon — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 14:47:32 +0000

Synergy Files is proud to announce that a online third course on Solar Energy will be launched on 23rd of November, 2016. The course will be hosted by Udemy which is the biggest teaching platform online. The course can now be accessed from this link This course will teach students not only about the theoretical aspects of Solar Energy, but also about the practical considerations. The course is a must for students who would like to set up their Solar Energy business. This module will be tailored for students from the subcontinent (i.e. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka). Students will be made aware about the electrical

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Five essential solar gadgets for camping

Haroon — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:49:41 +0000

Next time you go out for caravanning, camping or trekking than the following 5 gadgets can not only add richness to your experience but also make your trip more environmental friendly. Going outdoors is actually good for the environment. How? Well given that when we stay at home, we eventually end up using energy (heating and electricity). The energy usage per person can range from 2 kWh per day to 8 kWh per day depending upon location. Air-conditioning and heating requirement take up bulk of our energy usage. When one is out and about, this generally does not happen. However, even staying

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4 Reasons why Solar Energy is the best option for developing Countries

Haroon — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 10:58:48 +0000

We are living in times when monetary disparity around the world is rampant. On one hand we have people in the fierce grip of consumerism. On the other hand we have people with barely enough to live day by day. The viscous circle of poverty takes opportunities away from the less privileged and actively tries to chain them to their existing status. We have a world of hyper connectivity and high-speed broadband connections, and smart phones more capable than computers of past decade. In stark contrast to this is the glaring reality of nearly half of the world’s population — more

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All you need to know about Solar Radiation

Haroon — Wed, 18 May 2016 14:27:41 +0000

Solar Radiation is extremely important not just to mankind but for life in general on our planet. It is what makes our planet habitable. It provides sustenance to earth’s eco-systems. It is the source of all forms of energy on our planet. One has to bear in mind that even energy from fossils fuels used today was once bio-chemical material. It was produced by photosynthesis and stored in our planets vaults by climate systems that were all powered by the sun. A key fact that epitomizes the importance of solar energy is that the energy received from the sun in one hour is more than what the mankind

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PV technology of the Future

Haroon — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 22:39:16 +0000

Photo Voltaic (PV) Technology has come a long way from its inception about 60 years ago. The PV efficiency that was only 1% to begin with, has risen to almost 23%. When these figures are compared with an Internal Combustion engine, whose efficiency has stagnated at 15-18% after a century of research, the promise this technology holds can be appreciated. In fact, lab efficiencies of 46% have already been recorded for multi-junction solar cells. In the future, the lower prices, efficiency improvements and other developments in PV technology will open up new avenues of application. Some of these are listed below: Li-Fi Li-Fi or Light

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List of Most Efficient Solar Panels in 2016 for all Technologies

Haroon — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 16:22:44 +0000

This article looks that the most efficient solar panels that have been tested in the lab and also the ones that are available in the market. Till recently, people looking to buy solar panels did not consider the efficiency as much as they considered the price. This is because the low efficiency can be compensated by the providing extra space for the panels. The efficiency of a solar panel is measured by dividing the amount of insolation (incident solar radiation) falling over a solar cell to the amount of electrical energy produced. A one meter square panel that is 20% efficient produces 200

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