Solar Energy: Systems, Technology and Engineering

The radiant heat and light received from the sun is known as solar energy. It is a renewable source of energy that is classified in to active solar and passive solar depending upon how the energy is captured and distributed. Passive solar technologies are those which don’t use any external mechanical or electrical device and depends upon natural circulation of air. Whereas, active solar systems use devices such as fans and pumps to circulate air or fluid through solar collectors. Some promi...