The calculation of diffuse radiation on a horizontal surface for solar energy applications

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 887-898

  Bakirci, K ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

clearness index; diffuse fraction; diffuse solar radiation; empirical models; solar energy

Indexed keywords

BIAS ERROR; CLEARNESS INDICES; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSE FRACTION; DIFFUSE RADIATION; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EMPIRICAL MODEL; ERZURUM; ERZURUM , TURKEY; FUTURE PROJECTIONS; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; HORIZONTAL SURFACES; MEAN BIAS ERRORS; MEAN RELATIVE ERROR; NEW MODEL; PERCENTAGE ERROR; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; TURKISHS;

MEAN SQUARE ERROR; SOLAR ENERGY; STATISTICAL TESTS; SUN;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84859169056     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567031003699525     Document Type: Article

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