the solar energy
81solar constant — The strength of sunlight; 1353 watts per square meter in space and about 1000 watts per square meter at sea level at the equator at solar noon. Solar Electric Glossary …
82Solar thermal — The process of concentrating sunlight on a relatively small area to create the high temperatures needs to vaporize water or other fluids to drive a turbine for generation of electric power. California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy… …
83Solar Constant — The average amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth s upper atmosphere on a surface perpendicular to the sun s rays; equal to 1353 Watts per square meter or 492 Btu per square foot …
84Solar irradiation — The amount of radiation, both direct and diffuse, that can be received at any given location. California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …
85solar spectrum — The total distribution of electromagnetic radiation emanating from the sun. Solar Electric Glossary …
86Solar Irradiation — The amount of solar radiation, both direct and diffuse, received at any location …
87Solar Declination — The apparent angle of the sun north or south of the eath s equatorial plane. The earth s rotation on its axis causes a daily change in the declination …
88Solar Noon — The time of the day, at a specific location, when the sun reaches its highest, apparent point in the sky; equal to true or due, geographic south …
89Solar Azimuth — The angle between the sun s apparent position in the sky and true south, as measured on a horizontal plane …
90Solar 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… …
