Terrestrial Solar Spectral Modeling Tools and Applications for Photovoltaic Devices

D. R. Myers; K. Emery; C. Gueymard

Terrestrial Solar Spectral Modeling Tools and Applications for Photovoltaic Devices

D. R. Myers, K. Emery, C. Gueymard

Chemistry and Nanoscience

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

Variations in terrestrial spectral irradiance on photovoltaic devices can be an important consideration in photovoltaic device design and performance. This paper describes three available atmospheric transmission models, MODTRAN, SMARTS2, and SPCTRAL2. We describe the basics of their operation and performance, and applications in the photovoltaic community. Examples of model input and output data and comparisons between the model results for each under similar conditions are presented. The SMARTS2 model is shown to be much easier to use, as accurate as the complex MODTRAN model, and more accurate than the historical NREL SPCTRAL2 model.

Original language	American English
Pages	1683-1686
Number of pages	4
State	Published - 2002
Event	29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - New Orleans, LA, United States Duration: 19 May 2002 → 24 May 2002

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Conference	29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans, LA
Period	19/05/02 → 24/05/02

Bibliographical note

For preprint version including full text online document, see NREL/CP-520-31407

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-520-33738

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Terrestrial Solar Spectral Modeling Tools and Applications for Photovoltaic Devices

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