Artificial neural network model for the estimation of direct solar radiation in the Indian zone

International Journal of Sustainable Energy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 95-103

  Mishra, Anuradha ^a   Kaushika, N D ^a   Zhang, Guoqiang ^b   Zhou, Jin ^b  

^a BHARATI VIDYAPEETH S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clearness index; Hottel's clear day model; MATLAB neural network toolbox; Neural network

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BACKPROPAGATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GRAPH THEORY; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; RAIN; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

CLEAR DAY MODEL; CLEARNESS INDEX; HOTTEL'S CLEAR DAY MODEL; MATLAB NEURAL NETWORK TOOLBOX; NEURAL NETWORK;

MODAL ANALYSIS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLEAR SKY; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODELING; SOLAR RADIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 50349097252     PISSN: 14786451     EISSN: 1478646X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786450802256659     Document Type: Article

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