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Computation of monthly mean daily global solar radiation in China using artificial neural networks and comparison with other empirical models

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In this paper, an artificial neural network (ANN) model is developed for estimating monthly mean daily global solar radiation of 8 typical cities in China. The feed-forward back-propagation algorithm is applied in this analysis. The results of the ANN model and other empirical regression models have been compared with measured data on the basis of mean percentage error (MPE), mean bias error (MBE) and root mean square error (RMSE). It is found that the solar radiation estimations by ANN are in good agreement with the measured values and are superior to those of other available empirical models. In addition, ANN model is tested to predict the same components for Kashi, Geermu, Shenyang, Chengdu and Zhengzhou stations over the same period. Data for Kashi, Geermu, Shenyang, Chengdu and Zhengzhou are not used in the training of the networks. Results obtained indicate that the ANN model can successfully be used for the estimation of monthly mean daily global solar radiation for Kashi, Geermu, Shenyang, Chengdu and Zhengzhou. These results testify the generalization capability of the ANN model and its ability to produce accurate estimates in China.

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  • Jiang, Yingni, 2009. "Computation of monthly mean daily global solar radiation in China using artificial neural networks and comparison with other empirical models," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 34(9), pages 1276-1283.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:34:y:2009:i:9:p:1276-1283
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.05.009
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