A simple method for the estimation of global solar radiation from sunshine hours and other meteorological parameters
Estimation of solar radiation is considered as the most important parameter for the design and development of various solar energy systems. But, the availability of the required data is very scarce and often not readily accessible. The foremost objective of the present study was to evaluate the...
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| description | Estimation of solar radiation is considered as the
most important parameter for the design and development of
various solar energy systems. But, the availability of the
required data is very scarce and often not readily accessible. The
foremost objective of the present study was to evaluate the
various models for the estimation of monthly average global
solar radiation from bright sunshine hours and other
meteorological parameters at four locations namely Sri Aman,
Sibu, Bintulu and Limbang in the Sarawak State. For this
purpose, six different solar radiation models, such as Angstrom,
Glover, Tasdemirglu, Bahel, Hargreaves and Sayigh, have been
investigated. The computed values are compared and assessed,
but no relationships of results were found among selected
models and with measured values of the nearest location. Hence,
a simple and more flexible model is introduced based on the
input data of bright sunshine hours, relative humidity and
maximum temperature, for the prediction of available global
solar radiation on a horizontal surface. The required data for
the suggested model is usually available in the most
meteorological sites. The proposed model demonstrated
acceptable results, and statistically displayed lower RMSE and
MBE as compared to the examined models. It could be a good
estimator for predicting the global solar radiation in coastal and
humid areas. |
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| spelling | unimas-162892017-05-18T08:30:48Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16289/ A simple method for the estimation of global solar radiation from sunshine hours and other meteorological parameters Jakhrani, A.Q. Othman, A.K. Andrew Ragai, Henry Rigit Samo, S.R. TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Estimation of solar radiation is considered as the most important parameter for the design and development of various solar energy systems. But, the availability of the required data is very scarce and often not readily accessible. The foremost objective of the present study was to evaluate the various models for the estimation of monthly average global solar radiation from bright sunshine hours and other meteorological parameters at four locations namely Sri Aman, Sibu, Bintulu and Limbang in the Sarawak State. For this purpose, six different solar radiation models, such as Angstrom, Glover, Tasdemirglu, Bahel, Hargreaves and Sayigh, have been investigated. The computed values are compared and assessed, but no relationships of results were found among selected models and with measured values of the nearest location. Hence, a simple and more flexible model is introduced based on the input data of bright sunshine hours, relative humidity and maximum temperature, for the prediction of available global solar radiation on a horizontal surface. The required data for the suggested model is usually available in the most meteorological sites. The proposed model demonstrated acceptable results, and statistically displayed lower RMSE and MBE as compared to the examined models. It could be a good estimator for predicting the global solar radiation in coastal and humid areas. IEEE 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16289/1/A%20simple%20method%20for%20the%20estimation%20of%20global%28abstract%29.pdf Jakhrani, A.Q. and Othman, A.K. and Andrew Ragai, Henry Rigit and Samo, S.R. (2010) A simple method for the estimation of global solar radiation from sunshine hours and other meteorological parameters. IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET), 2010. ISSN 2165-4395 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5684439/?reload=true&arnumber=5684439 DOI: 10.1109/ICSET.2010.5684439 |
| spellingShingle | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Jakhrani, A.Q. Othman, A.K. Andrew Ragai, Henry Rigit Samo, S.R. A simple method for the estimation of global solar radiation from sunshine hours and other meteorological parameters |
| title | A simple method for the estimation of global solar
radiation from sunshine hours and other meteorological parameters |
| title_full | A simple method for the estimation of global solar
radiation from sunshine hours and other meteorological parameters |
| title_fullStr | A simple method for the estimation of global solar
radiation from sunshine hours and other meteorological parameters |
| title_full_unstemmed | A simple method for the estimation of global solar
radiation from sunshine hours and other meteorological parameters |
| title_short | A simple method for the estimation of global solar
radiation from sunshine hours and other meteorological parameters |
| title_sort | simple method for the estimation of global solar
radiation from sunshine hours and other meteorological parameters |
| topic | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
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