Determination of the sun area in sky camera images using radiometric data

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-31

  Alonso, J ^a   Batlles, F J ^a   Villarroel, C ^b   Ayala, Rosa ^a   Burgaleta, J I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ   (Chile)

^c Torresol Energy (SENER Group)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Saturation of pixels; Solar radiation; Sun area; Total sky imagery

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; PIXELS; RADIOMETRY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION;

INCIDENT ENERGY; PROBLEMATIC ISSUES; RADIOMETRIC DATA; SATURATED ZONE; SKY CAMERAS; SUNLIGHT PENETRATION; TOTAL SKY IMAGERY;

INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84888121897     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.10.050     Document Type: Review

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