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Simplified model to correct thermopile pyranometer solar radiation measurements for photovoltaic module yield estimation

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  • Lillo-Bravo, I.
  • Larrañeta, M.
  • Núñez-Ortega, E.
  • González-Galván, R.

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This article presents and evaluates the performance of a simplified model to generate 10-min global horizontal synthetic solar radiation data that would correspond to the measurements of a calibrated photovoltaic monocrystalline cell. The model, which only requires global horizontal solar radiation data measured with a thermopile pyranometer as input, is based on the characterization of the relation between the data measured with a thermopile pyranometer and a calibrated cell as a function of the sky condition and the solar elevation. We have used an extensive solar radiation database for the location of Seville (Spain) for the training of the model that has been tested in Seville and Lancaster (USA), showing satisfactory results and suggesting a global applicability with no local adaptation or calibration requirement.

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  • Lillo-Bravo, I. & Larrañeta, M. & Núñez-Ortega, E. & González-Galván, R., 2020. "Simplified model to correct thermopile pyranometer solar radiation measurements for photovoltaic module yield estimation," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 146(C), pages 1486-1497.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:146:y:2020:i:c:p:1486-1497
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.070
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