In addition to heat and work flows, energy can be transferred as light, as in a photovoltaic
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In addition to heat and work flows, energy can be transferred as light, as in a photovoltaic device (solar cell). The energy content of light depends on both its wavelength (color) and its intensity. When sunlight impinges on a solar cell, some is reflected, some is absorbed and converted to electrical work, and some is absorbed and converted to heat. Consider an array of solar cells with an area of 3 m2. The power of sunlight impinging upon it is 1 kW ⋅ m−2. The array converts 17% of the incident power to electrical work, and it reflects 20% of the incident light. At steady state, what is the rate of heat removal from the solar cell array?
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Introduction To Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
ISBN: 9781259696527
8th Edition
Authors: J.M. Smith, Hendrick Van Ness, Michael Abbott, Mark Swihart