3. Sun path and Cosine dependence

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3. Sun path and Cosine dependence
a) Calculate and overlay plots for the sun azimuth versus elevation for Aug. 1, Oct. 1 and Dec. 1
at College Station versus local solar time.
b) What would be the cosine loss factor (cose) at solar noon for a panel facing south and tilted
at a fixed angle (not tracking) equal to the 15 degrees with respect to horizontal?
c) (ECEN767) For a clear-sky day, calculate the AM and the direct and global irradiance
detected by a surface with azimuth o=135deg, and zenith angle 0=30deg when the sun is at
solar noon on the winter solstice for College Station.
You do not have to do C). Just A) and B)
please!
Transcribed Image Text:3. Sun path and Cosine dependence a) Calculate and overlay plots for the sun azimuth versus elevation for Aug. 1, Oct. 1 and Dec. 1 at College Station versus local solar time. b) What would be the cosine loss factor (cose) at solar noon for a panel facing south and tilted at a fixed angle (not tracking) equal to the 15 degrees with respect to horizontal? c) (ECEN767) For a clear-sky day, calculate the AM and the direct and global irradiance detected by a surface with azimuth o=135deg, and zenith angle 0=30deg when the sun is at solar noon on the winter solstice for College Station. You do not have to do C). Just A) and B) please!
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