Solar Radiation Data Manual for Flat-Plate and Concentrating Collectors

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 UTC 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10169141· OSTI ID:10169141

Marion, William ^[1]; Wilcox, Stephen ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

For designers and engineers of solar energy-related systems, the Solar Radiation Data Manual for Flat-Plate and Concentrating Collectors gives the solar resource available for various types of collectors for the US and its territories. The data in the manual were modeled using hourly values of direct beam and diffuse horizontal solar radiation from the National Solar Radiation Data Base (NSRDB). The NSRDB contains modeled (93%) and measured (7%) global horizontal, diffuse horizontal, and direct beam solar radiation for 1961-1990.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 10169141
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--463-5607; ON: DE93018229
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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