Relationship between the total solar radiation on tilted surfaces and the sunshine hours in Hong Kong

Solar Energy

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1220-1228

  Li, D H W ^a   Lam, T N T ^a   Chu, V W C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Inclined surfaces; Sky condition; Sky radiance distribution; Solar radiation; Sunshine hour

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FOSSIL FUELS; MACHINERY; RADIATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

CONVENIENT ALTERNATIVES; CONVERSION SYSTEMS; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATIONS; HONG KONG; INCLINED PLANES; INCLINED SURFACES; MEASURED DATUMS; MODEL DEVELOPMENTS; PREDICTIVE ABILITIES; SKY CONDITION; SKY RADIANCE DISTRIBUTION; SUNSHINE HOUR; SUNSHINE HOURS; TILTED SURFACES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODELING; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 55249105183     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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