Computations of diffuse fraction of global irradiance: Part 1 – Analytical modelling

Solar Energy

Volumn 139, Issue , 2016, Pages 711-722

  Tapakis, R ^a   Michaelides, S ^b   Charalambides, A G ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b Cyprus Department of Meteorology   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Clearness index; Diffuse fraction; Solar altitude; Solar irradiance

Indexed keywords

SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CLEARNESS INDICES; DIFFUSE FRACTION; HOURLY DIFFUSE FRACTION; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; SOLAR ALTITUDE; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; SOLAR IRRADIANCES;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ALTITUDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION; DATA SET; ELEVATION; INDEX METHOD; IRRADIANCE; METEOROLOGY; MONITORING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; REFRACTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

ATHALASSA; CYPRUS; NICOSIA [CYPRUS];

EID: 84908529888     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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