INDEX 653
Solar constant, 411, 432
Solar declination, 392–393
Solar fraction, PV/hybrid systems, 579–580
Solar insolation, 385–438
clear sky direct beam, 410–415
diffuse radiation, 415–417
extraterrestrial radiation, 411
measurements, 428–431
monthly average insolation, 431–438,
Appendix E
monthly clear sky insolation, 424–428,
Appendix D
reflected radiation, 417–419
summary of insolation equations, 423
tracking system insolation, 419–422
Solar Living Sourcebook, 551,
Solar power generation,
dish/Stirling, 183–185, 190–191
parabolic troughs, 185–188, 190–191
central receiver systems, 189–191
photovoltaics,
Solar radiation data manual, 435–436,
Appendix E
Solar spectrum, 385–389, 452–453
Solar time and clock time, 396, 402–404
Solstice, 390
Solid oxide fuel cells, 223–224
Spectrum,
of earth, 386–387
of the sun, 387–389
Squirrel cage rotor, 330–332
Stall-controlled turbines, 356
Stand-alone PV systems, 550–584
batteries, 557–572
hybrid systems, 579–584
inverters and system voltage, 554–557
load analysis, 551–557
photovoltaic sizing, 575–578
Standard test conditions (STC) for PVs, 475
Stand by energy consumption, 551–552, 554
Starting, lighting and ignition (SLI) batteries,
558–560
State of charge of lead-acid battery, 562, 569
Steam-cycle power plants, 127–131
Steam injected gas turbines (STIG), 133
Stefan-Boltzmann law of radiation, 386
Specific gravity of lead-acid batteries, 562
Stirling engines, 180–185
Sulfation of lead acid batteries, 562
Sun path diagrams, 398–402, Appendix B
Sunrise and sunset calculations, 404–407
Surge power demands of appliances, 558
Switched-mode dc-to-dc converters, 515–518
Switching power supplies, 82–86
Synchronous generators, 119–122, 328–329
System voltage, photovoltaics, 556–557
Tandem amorphous silicon PVs, 495–497
Tax brackets, federal, 256, 546
Tellurium, 448
Tesla, Nicola, 108, 110
Thermistors, 449
Thermopile pyranometers, 430
Thevenin equivalent of batteries, 567
Thin-film photovoltaics, 492–501
Three-phase systems, 69–77
delta connections, 76–77
overloaded neutrals, 95–98
photovoltaic inverters, 523
power factor correction, 75–76
rectifiers, 81–82
synchronous generators, 121–122
transmission lines, 146–147
Time-of-use rates, 235–236
Tip-speed-ratio (TSR), 325–326
Tons of cooling, 273–274
Total harmonic distortion, 92–94
Total resource cost test (TRC), 297–298
Tracking systems, 419–422
Transformers:
and the battle over ac vs. dc 108–109
equivalent circuit, 43–44
fundamental relationships, 38
harmonics 98–99
magnetization losses, 40–44
power factor correction, 64–66
turns ratio, 38
Transmission systems, 145–151
construction expenditures, 286
costs, 145
early systems, 109
FERC Order 888 and 2000, 154
high-voltage dc, 147
history of expenditures, 145
losses, 37, 108–109, 149–150, 287–288
national grid, 146–148
regulation, 153–154
regional transmission or ganizations, 146, 154
voltages 111, 145, 148
wire characteristics, 18, 150
Tropic of Cancer, Capricorn, 393
Ultraviolet portion of the spectrum, 387, 453
Unjust and unreasonable prices, 161
Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), 289, 525
Utility cost test, 298