Off Grid Solar Power-Basics
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:13 pm
Off Grid Solar Power-Basics
Solar Energy A Simple Alternative
http://modernsurvivalblog.com/preps/solar-energy-a-simple-alternative/
Well, as you know, it all starts by using the energy from the sun and converting it's energy to usable energy for us here on earth.
Basically, an energy unit from the sun is something called a photon (a particle that carries electromagnetic force). A photon particle released from the sun takes about 8 minutes to reach the earth. Contained within each square meter of sunlight that reaches the earth upper atmosphere, there are about 1,400 watts of available energy (called power density, or the solar constant). This amount is reduced to about 1,000 watts per square meter by the time it reaches the surface of the earth, in entirely optimum conditions. Additional factors further reduce this number, things such as atmospheric deflection and scatter, your geographical location, season, time of day, weather, and the efficiency of the solar energy system that you are using.
The trick is, to capture some of that remaining 'free' energy and convert it to something that we can use to assist our daily living.... ---CONTINUED---
Includes:
Solar Energy Systems
There are different types of solar energy systems. When thinking of solar power, most people probably think of ...
Solar Systems can be Simple
Solar systems, be it electric power or other energy absorptive type systems, do not need to be ...
Using Solar is Common Sense
Utilizing the energy from the sun to our advantage is ...
Solar Energy A Simple Alternative
http://modernsurvivalblog.com/preps/solar-energy-a-simple-alternative/
Well, as you know, it all starts by using the energy from the sun and converting it's energy to usable energy for us here on earth.
Basically, an energy unit from the sun is something called a photon (a particle that carries electromagnetic force). A photon particle released from the sun takes about 8 minutes to reach the earth. Contained within each square meter of sunlight that reaches the earth upper atmosphere, there are about 1,400 watts of available energy (called power density, or the solar constant). This amount is reduced to about 1,000 watts per square meter by the time it reaches the surface of the earth, in entirely optimum conditions. Additional factors further reduce this number, things such as atmospheric deflection and scatter, your geographical location, season, time of day, weather, and the efficiency of the solar energy system that you are using.
The trick is, to capture some of that remaining 'free' energy and convert it to something that we can use to assist our daily living.... ---CONTINUED---
Includes:
Solar Energy Systems
There are different types of solar energy systems. When thinking of solar power, most people probably think of ...
Solar Systems can be Simple
Solar systems, be it electric power or other energy absorptive type systems, do not need to be ...
Using Solar is Common Sense
Utilizing the energy from the sun to our advantage is ...