Cloud motion vectors from a network of ground sensors in a solar power plant

Solar Energy

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-20

  Bosch, J L ^a   Kleissl, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud motion detection; Solar forecasting; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ARBITRARY POSITIONS; CLOUD MOTION VECTORS; CLOUD MOTIONS; CROSS CORRELATIONS; GROUND SENSORS; POWER OUT PUT; SHORT-TERM FORECASTS; SOLAR FORECASTING;

SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

SENSORS;

CLOUD; CORRELATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER PLANT; SENSOR; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; VELOCITY PROFILE;

EID: 84879730046     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.05.027     Document Type: Article

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