Multi-location model for the estimation of the horizontal daily diffuse fraction of solar radiation in Europe

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 208-216

  Bortolini, Marco ^a   Gamberi, Mauro ^a   Graziani, Alessandro ^a   Manzini, Riccardo ^b   Mora, Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Correlation analysis; European geographical area; Multi location model; Quality control; Seasonality; Solar diffuse fraction

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS; CLEARNESS INDICES; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA CENTRES; DATA SETS; DIFFUSE COMPONENTS; DIFFUSE FRACTION; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FITTING CURVES; GEOGRAPHICAL AREA; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; GLOBAL IRRADIANCE; HORIZONTAL PLANES; HORIZONTAL SURFACES; KEY PERFORMANCE FACTORS; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MODEL PERFORMANCE; SEASONALITY; SINGLE LOCATION; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SOLAR RADIATION DATA; SOLAR SOURCE; STATISTICAL INDICES; WEATHER STATIONS;

CURVE FITTING; ESTIMATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLAR ENERGY; STATISTICAL TESTS; SUN; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84871771916     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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