Daily Radiation Model for Use in the Simulation of Passive Solar Buildings

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6535462· OSTI ID:6535462

Sillman, S.; Wortman, D.

A model is presented to characterize solar radiation with just three input parameters for each day. This compressed daily radiation data may be used in place of hourly data in simulations of passive solar buildings. This method is tested with the SUNCAT passive simulation. Global horizontal and direct normal radiation data are input using the compressed daily form instead of by hour. Simulation results are found to be comparable to results based on hourly radiation data.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 6535462
• Report Number(s): SERI/TP-721-1137
• Resource Relation: Conference: Annual conference of the International Solar Energy Society, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 26 May 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EQUIPMENT
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