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Solar Energy Systems Design

N. C. Harris, Caroline Miller, I. E. Thomas, Bruce D. Hunn

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SOLAR ENERGY: BASIC PRINCIPLES: Basic Physics Review Heat Energy and Heat Transfer Solar Radiation Building Heating Loads PASSIVE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS: Passive Solar Design Concepts Direct-Gain Passive Systems Indirect-Gain and Isolated-Gain Passive Systems Advanced Passive Methods - Selected Applications ACTIVE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS: Introduction to Active Solar Energy Systems Flat-Plate Solar Collectors Performance of Flat-Plate Collectors Solar Heating of Domestic Hot Water Solar Heating of Swimming Pools and Spas Solar Energy System for Space Heating Summer Cooling of Solar Buildings Commercial and Industrial Applications of Solar Energy ELECTRICITY FROM THE SUN: Solar-Energized Electric Power Appendixes Selected References Glossary of Solar Energy Terms.

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Key concepts: Passive solar building design, Solar energy, Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector, Solar gain, Solar air conditioning, Solar mirror, Environmental science, Zero-energy building