Application Of Systems Modeling Software In Solar Energy Harnessing

By Alyce Powell


Imagine building a tall building without a model. It can be a very frustrating task, but with the coming of systems modeling software a lot of these impossible structures have become very possible. All one need to know is one or two variables that affect its performance and that of the structure in mind. Nowhere else apart from in the field of architecture is this application used than in the energy sector where solar energy models are designed to collect as much of the sun rays as possible. The cost and required energy are the two factors changed to get various model designs.

To size the structure of the solar panel required, a model has to be used. Before doing the model part, a lot of data is collected regarding the region of interest. The companies awarded this tenders have been found to dig deep in searching for information up to referring to information kept by the NASA body.

It is proven that amount of incident solar radiations differ from one place to another. Its intensity also differs then. As one moves from a lake region deep to the main land the solar intensity changes drastically. Around the lake the radiation is extremely high with a lot of heat energy as compared to that of a mainland. Therefore this differing rates of solar energy as one moves from one place to another dictates that after a model has been properly demonstrated.

Designer models for solar tapping have a lot of factors to look into. The duration of service rendered by the application for example need a close scrutiny. Other variables arise from the very batteries to be used. The duration of charging state to that of discharge state in unquestionable and has to be focused on. Temperature though environmental has an effect as well.

One other important feature to put in place during this process is the self degradation property of the structure. The performance of a battery and even a solar panel will never be the same as when it was still new. For a reliable and long lasting functioning of this feature, this variation must be clearly explained and accounted for.

On finding the amount of solar energy this solar panel structure can harness in a specific locality, it should be put up in that region and coded in such a way that it produces the same energy as specified. It should be programmed so as to enable it generate the same power even on a cloudy day. This way its users are not affected on such extreme weather days.

A solar harnessing structure that reproduces the same power even in adverse weather conditions is lucrative. The battery should discharge during this period but it should be checked so that it does not discharge for long until it destroys the battery lest one incurs the expensive cost of getting another.

It is therefore important to understand and appreciate the big changes brought about by the systems modeling software in all its numerous areas of application. Designing and modeling using this amazing software should be encouraged.




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