Proceedings of Institute of Environmental Sciences Seminar on Testing Solar Energy Materials and Systems Held in Gaithersburg, Maryland on 22-24 May 1978.

Abstract

The purpose of this seminar was to bring out to the entire technical community concerned with the utilization of solar energy, the problems of components and materials performance evaluation, new testing techniques being developed, and the need to standardize measurement and test procedures. Terrestrial solar irradiance measurement and the standardization of test procedures are a key to characterizing thermal performance of solar energy systems such as photovoltaic, thermal power, and solar collectors for heating and cooling. Presentations by the technical community of the existing methods of measurement and test facilities expanded the understanding of terrestrial solar energy utilization and application. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA304448

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aging (Materials)
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Engineers
  • Heat Energy
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Quantum Yields
  • Solar Panels
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermodynamics

Readers

  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.