Simulation of global solar radiation based on cloud observations

Solar Energy

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-162

  Ehnberg, Jimmy S G ^a   Bollen, Math H J ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cloud coverage; Markov model; Solar power

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RELIABILITY;

AIR PRESSURE; ASTRONOMIC EFFECTS; CLIMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; POWER SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

SOLAR RADIATION;

CLOUD; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 12444265712     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.08.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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