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Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 2(2), pp. 48 - 54
DOI: 10.13189/eee.2014.020202
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Solar Energy Collection on a Spherical Surface
Kuo-Chi Lin 1,*, Weiwei Deng 1, Jing Gu 1, Chan Ham 2
1 College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, 32816, Florida, United States
2 School of Engineering, Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, 30060, Georgia, United States
ABSTRACT
Solar energy is the most abundant energy source on earth. This paper suggests a new concept of solar collection that prints the solar cells directly onto a spherical surface, or a balloon. The energy collection efficiency of such a spherical surface is analyzed and compared with a conventional flat-panel collector. An experimental apparatus is built to test the solar energy reception from all directions, including the scattering and reflections from various terrain. The results show that the usage of spherical collectors such as solar balloons is a viable approach.
KEYWORDS
Solar Energy, Spherical Surface Collector, Solar Balloon, Renewable Energy
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Kuo-Chi Lin , Weiwei Deng , Jing Gu , Chan Ham , "Solar Energy Collection on a Spherical Surface," Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 48 - 54, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/eee.2014.020202.
(b). APA Format:
Kuo-Chi Lin , Weiwei Deng , Jing Gu , Chan Ham (2014). Solar Energy Collection on a Spherical Surface. Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION), 2(2), 48 - 54. DOI: 10.13189/eee.2014.020202.