SE Engr. Solar Resource Assessment and Meteorology 2

Question 1

What does a Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) dataset represent?

Accepted Answer

A synthetic year of hourly data representing average long-term conditions

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The worst-case solar resource year on record

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The average irradiance values across all years in a dataset

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Only satellite-derived data for a single calendar year

Question 2

Which irradiance component should be prioritized when designing a concentrating solar power (CSP) system?

Accepted Answer

Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI)

Answer

Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI)

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Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance (DHI)

Answer

Global Tilted Irradiance (GTI)

Question 3

At what solar zenith angle does the Optical Air Mass (AM) equal approximately 2?

Accepted Answer

60°

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30°

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45°

Answer

75°

Question 4

The Linke Turbidity Factor (TL) quantifies which atmospheric characteristic?

Accepted Answer

Atmospheric haziness due to aerosols, dust, and water vapor

Answer

Percentage of cloud cover at a site

Answer

Panel surface soiling losses

Answer

UV-B radiation intensity at ground level

Question 5

Which of the following is a widely used commercial satellite-derived solar resource dataset for global projects?

Accepted Answer

Solargis

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Landsat-8 imagery

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GPS-Met reanalysis

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NEXRAD radar composite

Question 6

What is the primary cause of attenuation of solar radiation as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Absorption and scattering by gases, aerosols, and clouds

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Earth's magnetic field deflecting photons

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Gravitational redshift of solar photons

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Ozone layer reflection of visible light

Question 7

The solar altitude angle is defined as the angle between:

Accepted Answer

The sun's rays and the horizontal plane at the observer's location

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The sun and true north, measured clockwise

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The sun and the zenith, measured from the vertical

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The panel surface and the sun's rays