Abstract
This study developed a capability to provide spectrally resolved solar resource data from the National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB), effectively providing 20 years of half-hourly data for all of the United States at a 4-km by 4-km spatial resolution. These data are now available freely to users directly through a geographic information system-based web interface (https://nsrdb.nrel.gov) as well as through an application programming interface. Users of these data can conduct more accurate prefeasibility studies and assess multiple photovoltaic (PV) technologies. It is expected that widely used models such as PVSyst, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's System Advisor Model (SAM), and First Solar-designed PlantPredict will develop the capabilities to use these spectral data.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 8 |
State | Published - 2019 |
Event | 2019 International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Solar World Congress - Santiago, Chile Duration: 4 Nov 2019 → 7 Nov 2019 |
Conference
Conference | 2019 International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Solar World Congress |
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City | Santiago, Chile |
Period | 4/11/19 → 7/11/19 |
Bibliographical note
See NREL/CP-5D00-77321 for paper as published in proceedingsNREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5D00-74453
Keywords
- cloud
- photovoltaic
- PV
- radiative transfer
- resource
- solar radiation