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Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Normalized Thermodynamic Model for Intermittent Energy Systems and Application To Solar-Powered Adsorption Cooling Systems(int Center Applied thermodynamics, 2011) Taylan, Onur; Baker, Derek K.; Kaftanoglu, BilginA new normalized model is developed to quantify and explore trends in coincidence of supply and demand in generic intermittent energy systems as key design and operating parameters are varied. This novel model is applied to seasonal-transient simulations for a solar-thermal powered adsorption system with and without heat recovery to investigate the coincidence between the solar-supplied cooling power and cooling load in terms of seasonal solar and loss fractions. Additionally, the system's basic performance trends are investigated as a number of parameters are varied. Results for the conditions explored include the following. The solar fraction increases and the loss fraction decreases with increases in storage capacity, and both fractions decrease with increases in maximum bed temperature. The required evacuated tube collector area is smaller than the flat plate collector area while the required mass of adsorbent is independent of collector and adsorption cycle types. Simulation results also show the effects of operating conditions and several design parameters on the system's COP.Article Citation - WoS: 5Measurement of Solar Radiation in Ankara, Turkey(Turkish Soc thermal Sciences Technology, 2013) Caglar, Ahmet; Yamali, Cemil; Baker, Derek K.; Kaftanoglu, BilginThe solar energy potential of Ankara, Turkey, (39.89 degrees N, 32.78 degrees E) has been investigated using the measurements of global and beam radiation over the period May 2008 to May 2009. Surface air temperature was also measured and variation in clearness index evaluated over this period. Global and beam radiations have been analyzed using hourly, daily and monthly averages obtained from 1-minute averages of recorded data. Results show that annual average daily global and beam radiations were 17.04 and 15.72 MJ/m(2)/day, respectively, for this period. The results are compared with the data available for several other cities in Turkey. The study shows that Ankara has a large solar potential. The consistency of these data with that from the State Meteorological Service (SMS) weather station in Ankara was analyzed. Significant differences between these 2 stations were found and are attributed to measurement error at the SMS station. New radiation-measurement stations should be established to create a better national radiation database for Turkey.
