Solar Energy Fundamentals and Modeling Techniques

Solar irradiation is the fundamental initiator of all sources of renewable energy. “Solar Energy Fundamentals and Modelling Techniques” presents methods for the quantitative determination of the amount of solar irradiation incident on a surface area of the Earth. The book collects together material from the current literature in atmospheric environmental sciences, climate change, meteorology, and renewable energy, liberally illustrated by diagrams and worked examples. The book provides a sound background to the underlying physical principles of solar irradiation and energy, with explanations as to how these can be modelled and applied in solar energy projects and design, as well as an innovative exposition of expert system methodologies used in this area. New modelling approaches are introduced, such as fuzzy logic inference, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and genetic algorithm techniques, along with both classical Kriging and newly developed techniques for spatial solar irradiation modelling.

• Fuzzy Modelling
• Global Warming and Climate
• Irradiation
• Meteorology
• Sen
• Solar Energy
• Solar Thermal
• Wind
• biomass
• climate change
• modeling
• air pollution and air quality

From the reviews:

"Solar Energy Fundamentals and Modeling Techniques offers an intriguing look at the global energy picture from an outpost in Turkey. … Many charts, graphs, and references follow each chapter … . A valuable addition to the literature. Summing Up: Recommended. Professional, two-year technical program, and academic collections, upper-division undergraduates and above." (J. C. Comer, Choice, Vol. 46 (5), January, 2009)

• Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Department Meteorology, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

  Zekai Şen

Prof. Dr. Zekai Sen is a researcher at the Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. His main interests are renewable energy (especially solar energy), hydrology, water resources, hydrogeology, hydrometeorology, hydraulics, philosophy of science, and science history. He has been appointed by the United Nations as a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for research on the effects of climate change.

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