Instantaneous Collection Efficiency in Solar Energy Systems Formulas

Instantaneous collection efficiency is defined as ratio of useful heat gain to radiation incident on collector. And is denoted by η_i.

Formulas to find Instantaneous Collection Efficiency in Solar Energy Systems

fxInstantaneous collection efficiency of concentrating collectorGo

fxInstantaneous collection efficiency of concentrating collector on basis of beam radiationGo

fxUseful heat gain when collection efficiency is presentGo

fx Useful Heat Gain Go

fx Hourly Beam Component Go

fx Tilt Factor for Beam Radiation Go

fx Hourly Diffuse Component Go

fx Tilt factor for Diffused Radiation Go

fx Concentrator Aperture Go

fx Length of Concentrator Go

What is the Instantaneous Collection Efficiency?

Instantaneous collection efficiency is defined as ratio of useful heat gain to radiation incident on collector.

Can the Instantaneous Collection Efficiency be negative?

{YesorNo}, the Instantaneous Collection Efficiency, measured in {OutputVariableMeasurementName} {CanorCannot} be negative.

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