Arno Smets

Introduction to Solar Energy

Solar Light I
Week 1.6.1
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(Source: NASA)
Photoelectric effect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHFIS0u75-8
Electromagnetic spectrum
1000 MHz
500 MHz
100 MHz
50 MHz
UHF
VHF
7-13
VHF
2-6
Visible
Ultraviolet
X-rays
Gamma-rays
Near IR
Thermal IR
Infra red
Far IR
Microwaves
Radar
Radio TV
AM
Long-waves
10 cm
1 cm
100 m
1000 m
1 mm
10 m
100 nm
10 nm
1 nm
0.1 A
1000 nm
1 m
1 A
0,1 nm
10
1
9
10
1
8
10
1
7
10
1
6
10
1
5
10
1
4
10
1
3
10
1
2
10
1
1
10
1
0
10
9
10
8
10
7
10
6
1 m
10 m
1 00 m
1 000 m
400 nm
500 nm
600 nm
700 nm
F
r
e
q
u
e
n
c
y
(
H
z
)
W
a
v
e
l
e
n
g
t
h
FM
Range:
Energy :
6.2 to 0.4 eV
Wavelength:
2x10
-7
to 3x10
-6
m
Frequency:
1x10
15
to 1x10
14
Hz
0
( ) I P d

=
}
Relation Irradiance and spectral power density
3000
S
p
e
c
t
r
a
l

P
o
w
e
r

D
e
n
s
i
t
y

(
P
)
Wavelength (nm)
T = 5800 K
T = 5000 K
T 4000 K
T 3000 K
2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0
The sun is a black body radiator
Plancks law
1 exp
1 2
) , (
5
2

|
.
|

\
|
=
kT
hc
hc
T I

Spectral power density of lamps

3000
P
(

)

(
W
m
-
2
n
m
-
1
)
Wavelength (nm)
2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0
Solar spectrum on Earth
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
9%
44%
47%
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(Source: NASA)
Thank you for your attention!