Corrections for rotating shadowband pyranometers for solar resource assessment

Norbert Geuder; Benedikt Pulvermüller; Oliver Vorbrugg

doi:10.1117/12.797472

11 September 2008 Corrections for rotating shadowband pyranometers for solar resource assessment

Norbert Geuder, Benedikt Pulvermüller, Oliver Vorbrugg

Proceedings Volume 7046, Optical Modeling and Measurements for Solar Energy Systems II; 70460F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.797472
Event: Solar Energy + Applications, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Solar irradiation data is scarcely available in regions suitable for solar energy applications. For the design of solar power plants, accurate but affordable measurements are indispensable. Accurate sensors are little appropriate for remote stations due to soiling, high power consumption and elevated costs. Rotating shadowband devices represent a prospective alternative. This paper describes new corrections for the systematic deviations of a Rotating Shadowband Pyranometer (RSP) with an integrated temperature probe. The correctional functions were developed on data from 23 different RSPs over an entire year. An average reduction of the root mean square deviation of direct normal irradiation from above 6.5% to below 2.5% was achieved.

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Norbert Geuder, Benedikt Pulvermüller, and Oliver Vorbrugg "Corrections for rotating shadowband pyranometers for solar resource assessment", Proc. SPIE 7046, Optical Modeling and Measurements for Solar Energy Systems II, 70460F (11 September 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.797472

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