Comparison of four luminance and radiance angular distribution models for radiance estimation

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2202-2216

  Gracia, A ^a   Torres, J L ^a   De Blas, M ^a   Garcia A ^a   Perez, R ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Angular distribution; Luminance; Radiance

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION MODELS; DATA CALIBRATION; DESIGN PROCESS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; INPUT DATAS; MODEL PERFORMANCE; NATURAL LIGHTING; RADIANCE; RADIANCE VALUES; SIMULATION SOFTWARE; SKY CONDITION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ESTIMATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOME; LIGHTNING; LUMINESCENCE; RADIANCE; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 80051586820     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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