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2003-2004 geometry and orbit bundle
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This bundle is smaller but thematically tight: unglazed solar collectors, geographical variation, and perihelion. It reads like a geometric and seasonal refinement of the earlier collector work, with
This bundle is smaller but thematically tight: unglazed solar collectors, geographical variation, and perihelion. It reads like a geometric and seasonal refinement of the earlier collector work, with more attention to why performance changes by place and time of year.
What is in this bundle
| Family | Files | What they contribute |
|---|---|---|
| Geographical variation | 1 PDF | NREL simulation paper (Burch, Salasovich, Christensen, Thornton) on unglazed “triple play” performance across the U.S.; acknowledges Baer for motivating the work. |
| Unglazed collectors | 1 PDF | Baer’s NMSEA SunPaper article (Mar/Apr 2003): Skymat and Energie Solaire shower tests, glazed-vs-unglazed argument, IR-thermometer evangelism. |
| Perihelion | 1 PDF | Seasonal / orbital framing: the sun ~7% stronger in January than July. |
| Sunmen | 1 PDF | Baer’s 2004 manifesto on sun-work, IR scanners, and anti-subsidy philosophy. |
Why it matters
collector geometry + latitude + orbit = performance contextThe bundle is a raw-source summary, not a conclusion page. It preserves provenance for the file family and points to the compiled concept pages that already distill the ideas.