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Terrestrial solar spectral data sets

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6881779
Needed solar spectra irradiance data sets, which are representative of solar spectra under average conditions in the United States, are made available. Two new spectral irradiance data sets were created to update two standards that were proposed to the American Society for Testing and Materials. One data set is for the direct normal irradiance within a 5.8/sup 0/ field of view, and the other set is for the global irradiance falling on a flat surface (180/sup 0/ field of view). The data were generated from a new extraterrestrial spectrum and a Rayleigh scattering calculation. These data can be used to compare the performance of solar products, and also can be used to evaluate absorptance, reflectance, transmittance, and responses of various devices and materials.
Research Organization:
Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-77CH00178
OSTI ID:
6881779
Report Number(s):
SERI/TR-642-1149; ON: DE83000504
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English