Cloud-tracking methodology for intra-hour DNI forecasting

Solar Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 267-275

  Quesada Ruiz, S ^a   Chu, Y ^b   Tovar Pescador, J ^a   Pedro, H T C ^b   Coimbra, C F M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud tracking; Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI); Sky imaging; Solar forecasting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894040863     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.01.030     Document Type: Article

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