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PYE 416 Applied Solar Energy

HND2 levelEngineering & Technology25 topics

PYE 416 covers 25 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. World energy resources and Nigerian energy scenario
  2. Environmental aspects of energy utilization
  3. Renewable energy resources and importance
  4. Global solar resources in Nigeria
  5. Solar and electromagnetic spectrum
  6. Basic laws of radiation
  7. Physics of the sun and earth energy balance
  8. Solar radiation on earth surface
  9. Terrestrial and extraterrestrial radiation
  10. Solar insolation and spectral distribution
  11. Depletion of solar radiation
  12. Beam, diffuse and global radiation
  13. Measurement of solar radiation instruments
  14. Solar time and equation of time
  15. Solar radiation geometry and angle calculations
  16. Sun path, shadow and sunshine hour estimation
  17. Total solar radiation on horizontal and tilted surfaces
  18. Prediction of solar radiation availability
  19. Thermodynamic cycles for solar energy systems
  20. Solar thermal power plants
  21. Hybrid and advanced solar power plants
  22. Solar photovoltaic energy and solar cell operation
  23. Classification of solar PV systems
  24. Solar cell efficiency, I-V characteristics and losses
  25. Solar PV power plants

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World energy resources and Nigerian energy scenario

The core of this topic is the global distribution of energy resources and how they shape national energy strategies, with a focus on Nigeria’s current energy mix, supply challenges, and policy responses. Understanding these concepts is essential for exam questions that ask you to analyse energy security, evaluate resource potentials, and assess the impact of policy interventions on Nigeria’s energy future.

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