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Accuracy assessment of models estimating total irradiance
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posted on 2009-08-25, 13:04 authored by Jiang Zhu, Thomas R. Betts, Ralph GottschalgThe accuracy of estimating total in-plane
irradiance is investigated for the UK climate.
Several models, which differ in essence in an
assumed diffuse irradiance distribution at
different levels of sky cloudiness, were used to
calculate solar irradiance on inclined planes
from horizontal irradiance data. The accuracy of
this calculation was validated against measured
data. It transpires that there is not massive
difference between the various methodologies,
but on average the Reindl model seems to be
slightly better than other methods, followed by
Perez et al. model.
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- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
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ZHU, J., BETTS, T.R. and GOTTSCHALG, R., 2008. Accuracy assessment of models estimating total irradiance. 4th Photovoltaic Science Application and Technology (PVSAT-4) Conference, 2-4 April 2008, University of Bath.Publisher
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2008Notes
This conference paper was presented at PVSAT4: http://www.pvsat.org.uk/PVSAT-4.htmLanguage
- en
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