Solar Energy Systems Quiz
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- Q1What are some alternative energy sources?Nuclear energy, Solar Energy, Windenergy30s
- Q2How is solar energy measured?kW/m230s
- Q3What are some disadvantages of solar energy?Large collector areas are required to capture solar energy, Highly variable during daytime and no solar energy during nights, Intermittent30s
- Q4What are some applications of solar energy?Space heating and cooling, Domestic hot water heating, Swimming pool heating, Greenhouse heating, Electricity generation (Steam power plant, Photovoltaic power plant), Industrial process heating30s
- Q5What is the latitude of a point on Earth?The angular distance of the point north or south of the equator, north latitude being positive30s
- Q6What is solar declination?The angle between the sun-earth center to center line and the projection of this line on the equatorial plane30s
- Q7What is the essential subsystem in a solar energy plant that receives solar rays and collects the energy?Solar collector or concentrator30s
- Q8What are some types of solar collectors?Flat plate type without focusing, Parabolic trough type with line focusing, Paraboloid dish with central focusing, Fresnel lens with center focusing, Heliostats with center receiver focusing30s
- Q9What is the purpose of a central receiver-heliostat system in a solar energy plant?To focus solar rays onto a central receiver30s
- Q10What is the energy transport medium used in solar thermal systems?Substances such as water/steam, liquid metal or gas30s