Performance Analysis of Transposition Models Simulating Solar Radiation on Inclined Surfaces: Preprint

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Abstract

Transposition models are widely used in the solar energy industry to simulate solar radiation on inclined photovoltaic (PV) panels. These transposition models have been developed using various assumptions about the distribution of the diffuse radiation, and most of the parameterizations in these models have been developed using hourly ground data sets. Numerous studies have compared the performance of transposition models, but this paper aims to understand the quantitative uncertainty in the state-of-the-art transposition models and the sources leading to the uncertainty using high-resolution ground measurements in the plane of array. Our results suggest that the amount of aerosol optical depth can affect the accuracy of isotropic models. The choice of empirical coefficients and the use of decomposition models can both result in uncertainty in the output from the transposition models. It is expected that the results of this study will ultimately lead to improvements of the parameterizations as well as the development of improved physical models.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2016
EventEuropean PV Solar Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) - Munich, Germany
Duration: 20 Jun 201624 Jun 2016

Conference

ConferenceEuropean PV Solar Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC)
CityMunich, Germany
Period20/06/1624/06/16

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-5D00-66634

Keywords

  • solar radiation
  • transposition model

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