Evaluation of the PV Resource Dataset in Central and North America: Preprint

Title: Evaluation of the PV Resource Dataset in Central and North America: Preprint

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A recent effort from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has led to a new radiative transfer model, Fast All-sky Radiation Model for Solar applications with Narrowband Irradiances on Tilted surfaces (FARMS-NIT), to efficiently compute plane-of-array (POA) irradiance. This model has been implemented by the National Solar Radiation Data Base (NSRDB) to provide photovoltaic (PV) resource over Central and North America in both narrow- and broad wavelength bands. This study conducts a comprehensive evaluation of the PV resource dataset using surface-based observations in various climate zones. The results demonstrate the PV resource has an excellent agreement with the cloudy-sky observations from thermopiles and reference cells.

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Xie, Yu;

Publication Date:: 2020-09-29

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1677436

Report Number(s):: NREL/CP-5D00-77790
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DOE Contract Number:: DE-AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: Presented at the 37th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2020), 7-11 September 2020

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 41 EE - Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S); solar radiation; POA irradiance; NSRDB

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  title        = {Evaluation of the PV Resource Dataset in Central and North America: Preprint},

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  abstractNote = {A recent effort from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has led to a new radiative transfer model, Fast All-sky Radiation Model for Solar applications with Narrowband Irradiances on Tilted surfaces (FARMS-NIT), to efficiently compute plane-of-array (POA) irradiance. This model has been implemented by the National Solar Radiation Data Base (NSRDB) to provide photovoltaic (PV) resource over Central and North America in both narrow- and broad wavelength bands. This study conducts a comprehensive evaluation of the PV resource dataset using surface-based observations in various climate zones. The results demonstrate the PV resource has an excellent agreement with the cloudy-sky observations from thermopiles and reference cells.},

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