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Designing a system for solar energy conversion into thermal energy or electricity is based on accurate assessment of the solar radiation in the given location and on the knowledge of solar radiation properties. The Sun is the closest star to the Earth, at the average distance of 1.5 × 1011m.

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    Ion Bostan, Ion Sobor, Viorel Bostan & Anatolie Sochirean

  2. Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Adrian Gheorghe

  3. Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Moldova, Stefan Cel Mare Boulevard 168, 2004, Chişinău, Republic of Moldova

    Valeriu Dulgheru

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Bostan, I., Gheorghe, A., Dulgheru, V., Sobor, I., Bostan, V., Sochirean, A. (2013). Solar Energy. In: Resilient Energy Systems. Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4189-8_3

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