Saturday, April 30, 2022

Casio fx-CG 50: Solar Panel Calculations

 Casio fx-CG 50: Solar Panel Calculations


Note:  The calculator programs can be modified for the monochrome Casio graphing calculators by removing the Color commands (Black, Blue, etc.).  The programs use ClrText and Locate to generate a result screen.


Optimum Tilt of a Solar Panel


The program SLRPANEL estimates the optimum tilt of a solar panel given your latitude (North/South), time of day, and day of the year.  The program assumes a 365 day year.   


For the time of day, enter the time in hours before noon.  Example:  For 9:00 AM, enter 3.   For 3:00 PM, enter -3.   


The declination of the sun is estimated at:


δ ≈ -23.44° * (cos(360°/365° * (n + 10)))

n = number of days from January 1, n = 0 for January 1.  


The program is listed in text file mode.


Casio fx-CG50 Program: SLRPANEL

(464 bytes)


'ProgramMode:RUN

Deg

ClrText

Locate 1,1,"SOLAR PANEL TILT"

Yellow Locate 1,3,"EWS 2022"

For 1->I To 750:Next


ClrText

"365 DAY YEAR ASSUMED"

"MONTH"?->M

"DAY"?->D

"HOURS FROM NOON"?->T

"LATITUDE (N//S)"?->L

0->X

M>2=>Int (0.4*M+2.3)->X

31*(M-1)+D-X-1->N

(-)23.44*(cos (360/365*(N+10)))->E

sin^-1 (sin L*sin E+cos E*cos L*cos (15*T))->H

sin^-1 (sin (15*T)*cos E/cos H)->Z

Z=0=>1Exp(-)9->Z

2/3*(tan^-1 (tan H/tan Z)-30)->P

ClrText

Black Locate 1,1,"MONTH:"

Blue Locate 8,1,M

Black Locate 11,1,"DAY:"

Blue Locate 16,1,D

Black Locate 1,3,"DEC:"

Blue Locate 7,3,E

Blue Locate 21,3,"_deg_"

Black Locate 1,5,"TILT:"

Blue Locate 7,5,P

Blue Locate 21,5,"_deg_"


Example:


April 30, 11:30 AM, at Latitude 40°20'11"


Inputs:

Month:  4

Day:  30

Hours From Noon:  0.5

Latitude:  40°20°11°   ( [ OPTN ], [ F6 ] ( > ), [ F5 ] (ANGLE), [ F4 ] ( ° ' " ))


Result Screen:

MONTH:  4   DAY: 30


DEC:  14.18251427 °


TILT:  34.39287954 °


Solar Energy Reflected


Given an incidence angle and the type of material, the program SOLARENG estimates the ratio of solar reflected.   The program offers three types of material:


Glass, average index of refraction of 1.52 is used

Silicon, average index of refraction of 3.45 is used

Diamond, average index of refraction of 2.417 is used


The program is listed in text file mode.


Casio fx-CG50 Program: SOLARENG

(324 bytes)


'ProgramMode:RUN

Deg

"INCIDENCE ANGLE"?->I

Menu "MATERIAL","GLASS",1,"SILICON",2,"DIAMOND",3

Lbl 1:1.52->R:Goto 4

Lbl 2:3.45->R:Goto 4

Lbl 3:2.417->R:Goto 4

Lbl 4

sin^-1 (sin I/R)->W

0.5*((sin (I-W))^<2>/(sin (I+W))^<2>+(tan (I-W))^<2>/(tan (I+W))^<2>)*100->P

ClrText

Black Locate 1,1,"AT ANGLE "

Black Locate 10,1,I

Black Locate 21,1,"_deg_"

Green Locate 1,2,"INDEX="

Red Locate 9,2,R

Green Locate 1,3,"REFLECT="

Red Locate 9,3,P

Red Locate 21,3,"%"


Example:


Incidence Angle: 6°, glass


Inputs:

INCIDENCE ANGLE: 6

MATERIAL: 1: GLASS


Result Screen:

AT ANGLE 6 °

INDEX = 1.52

REFLECT = 4.25820312 %


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Source:


Rosenstein, Morton.  Computing With the Scientific Calculator Casio 1986  ISBN-13:  978-1124161433


Eddie


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