solar system design
1Passive solar building design — Elements of passive solar design, shown in a direct gain application …
2The Parable of the Solar System Model — This apocryphal story relates to Isaac Newton s supposed belief in design. Newton, a man of his time, engaged with friends in frequent discussions on the subject of God and design. An atheist friend disputed the evidence of design in reality. The …
3Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …
4Solar sail — Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails, especially when they use light sources other than the Sun) are a proposed form of spacecraft propulsion using large membrane mirrors. Radiation pressure is about 10 5 Pa at Earth s distance… …
5Solar air conditioning — refers to any air conditioning (cooling) system that uses solar power. This can be done through passive solar, photovoltaic conversion (sun to electricity), or solar thermal energy conversion. The U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of… …
6Solar hot water — is water heated by the use of solar energy. Solar heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a fluid system to move the heat from the collector to its point of usage. The system may use electricity for pumping the fluid,… …
7Solar car racing — refers to competitive races of electric vehicles which are powered by solar energy obtained from solar panels on the surface of the car (solar cars). The first solar car race was the Tour de Sol in 1985 which led to several similar races in… …
8Solar Probe Plus — Artist s concept of NASA s Solar Probe Plus Operator NASA / Applied Physics Laboratory Mission type Orbiter …
9Solar heating — is the usage of solar energy to provide process, space or water heating. See also Solar thermal energy. The heating of water is covered in solar hot water. Solar heating design is divided into two groups: * Active solar heating uses pumps which… …
10Solar thermal rocket — Solar thermal propulsion is a form of spacecraft propulsion that makes use of solar power to directly heat reaction mass, and therefore does not require an electrical generator as most other forms of solar powered propulsion do. A solar thermal… …
