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    PHYS-E6570 Solar Energy Engineering

    Homework 2
    Model Solutions

    a) Sun rises and sets when cos θz = 0, so from exercise formula


    sin δ sin φ
    cos ω = − = − tan δ tan φ (1)
    cos δ cos φ

    Polar night begins when the sun does not rise at all and ends when it begins to rise again,
    i.e. at solar noon (ω = 0) the sun is on the horizon. Using (1)

    1
    cos ω = 1 ⇒ tan δ = − (2)
    tan φ
    ◦
    For Muonio we have φ = 68 , so the required declination is
    1
    tan δ = − ◦
    ⇒ δ = −22◦ (3)
    tan 68

    Declination for the day of the year is given by


     284 + n 
    δ = 23.45◦ sin 360◦ (4)
    365
    Solving for n gives
    365 −1
     δ 
    n= sin − 284 (5)
    360◦ 23.45◦
    Inserting (3) gives two solutions

    n = −354.714 ∧ n = −30.785 (6)

    For actual year dates this translates to

    n1 = −355 + 365 = 10 and n2 = −31 + 365 = 334 (7)

    As these are days when the sun is just at the horizon, the actual polar night is from year
    day 335 to day 9 next year equaling 40 days. This is from december 1st to january 9th.

    For the midnight sun the same equations apply. However, now ω = 180 in equation (2),
    as the sun needs to be on the horizon at solar midnight.
    1
    cos ω = −1 ⇒ tan δ = ⇒ δ = 22◦ (8)
    tan 68◦

    1
    Inserting (8) to (5) yields

    n = −213.285 ∧ n = −172.215 (9)

    and translating to year days gives

    n1 = −213 + 365 = 152 and n2 = −172 + 365 = 193 (10)

    In the same manner as for the polar night, excluding the days when the sun is just at
    the horizon gives a period from day 153 to 192, a period of 40 days, which matches the
    result for polar night. With dates this is from june 2nd to july 11th.

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