Terrestrial Solar Spectral Modeling Tools and Applications for Photovoltaic Devices: Preprint

Conference · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190943· OSTI ID:15000985

Myers, D R; Emery, K E; Gueymard, C

This conference paper describes the 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.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15000985
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-520-31407; TRN: US200401%%363
• Resource Relation: Conference: Presented at the 29th IEEE PV Specialists Conference, New Orleans, LA (US), 05/20/2002--05/24/2002; Other Information: PBD: 1 May 2002; Related Information: Prepared for the 29th IEEE PV Specialists Conference, 20-24 May 2002, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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SOLAR ENERGY
PV
TERRESTRIAL SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE
SPECTRAL MEASUREMENTS
MONTE-CARLO MODEL
FAST ATMOSPHERIC SIGNATURE CODE (FASCODE)
BROADBAND GLOBAL IRRADIANCE
DIRECT NORMAL REFERENCE SPECTRUM
SOLAR RADIATION
SCATTERING ASYMMETRY FACTOR
SOLAR ENERGY - PHOTOVOLTAICS
SOLAR ENERGY - RADIATION