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[email protected] Solar Power, Edited by Radu D. Rugescu p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0014-0 Contents Preface IX Part 1 Solar Radiation 1 Chapter 1 Prediction of Solar Radiation Intensity for Cost-Effective PV Sizing and Intelligent Energy Buildings 3 Eleni Kaplani and Socrates Kaplanis Chapter 2 Solar Energy Resources Used in Building in Chongqing, China 23 Ding Yong, Li Bai-Zhan, Yao Run-Ming, Lian Da-Qi and Dai Hui-Zi Chapter 3 Evaluation of Solar Spectra and Their Effects on Radiative Transfer and Climate Simulation 39 Zhian Sun, Jiangnan Li and Jingmiao Liu Chapter 4 Modified Degree-Hour Calculation Method C. Coskun, D. Demiral, M. Ertürk, Z. Oktay Chapter 5 Concentration of Solar Energy Using Optical Systems Designed from a Set of Conical Rings 63 Jorge González-García, Sergio Vázquez-Montiel, Agustin Santiago-Alvarado and Graciela Castro-González Chapter 6 Solar Mirrors 79 Rafael Almanza and Iván Martínez Part 2 Chapter 7 55 Environment 103 Application of Solar Energy in the Processes of Gas, Water and Soil Treatment 105 Joanna Pawłat and Henryka D. Stryczewska VI Contents Chapter 8 The Behaviour of Low-Cost Passive Solar En