Solar Power Collector and Future Innovation

SOLAR POWER COLLECTOR AND FUTURE INNOVATION
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Introduction:
With the deficiency of conventional non renewable fuel for heating, the dependency
on natural renewable energy source has increased. The most efficient renewable
resource is Solar power. To use this solar power and reduce the heat loss, solar
power collectors are used. The solar power collectors are used for collection of solar
energy as well as concentrate the solar energy to increase its power. The solar
power collectors are installed on roof top for personal use or in large field for
commercial use. As the solar collectors are installed and exposed to atmosphere the
structure should be strong enough to withstand the wind velocity as well as the heat
and cold condition.
The solar heat collector is alternative to traditional heating equipment thereby saving
the cost significantly. The solar cell installed over the solar heat collector produced
electricity by usage of semiconductors. Also these collectors are installed with
connectors. The collector is producing electricity in AC form and invertor is used to
convert AC to DC current.
Significance:
 Non Concentrating Solar Collector: Here the collector area is same as the
absorber area. Flat plate collector are most used type. This type of collectors are
used where the requirement of temperature is less than 200 F. The three
main components of this collector
 Flat Plate: To absorb and intercept solar energy
 Transparent Cover: Allow the sun light to pass through it and blocks the heat
loss from absorber
 Layer of Insulation: Prevents heat loss. [Online]
Fig 1: Non Concentrating Collector