Validation of Photovoltaic Spectral Effects Derived From Satellite-Based Solar Irradiance Products
The Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring (CM-SAF) Spectral Resolved Irradiance (SRI) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Solar Radiation Database Spectral on Demand (NSRDB-S) satellite-based spectral irradiance products are tested here against benchmark data and models...
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crieeecr:10.36227/techrxiv.20089658 2024-03-31T07:47:50+00:00 Validation of Photovoltaic Spectral Effects Derived From Satellite-Based Solar Irradiance Products Pelland, Sophie Gueymard, Christian A. 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.20089658 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/35936381 unknown Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ posted-content 2022 crieeecr https://doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.20089658 2024-03-06T02:43:49Z The Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring (CM-SAF) Spectral Resolved Irradiance (SRI) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Solar Radiation Database Spectral on Demand (NSRDB-S) satellite-based spectral irradiance products are tested here against benchmark data and models at seven ground stations: one in Spain for CM-SAF SRI and six in North America for NSRDB-S. Benchmarks include WISER spectroradiometers, spectra modeled from SolarSIM-G measurements and the SMARTS radiative code with two alternate input sources: AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) and the Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) reanalysis. The satellite products are tested in terms of their ability to estimate photovoltaic (PV) spectral effects for six PV module technologies. The spectra are also compared directly under clear-sky conditions. Both CM-SAF SRI and NSRDB-S outperform the simple benchmark of neglecting spectral effects in terms of predicting instantaneous spectral mismatch factors, but only CM-SAF SRI generally does better at predicting long-term spectral derate factors. The clear-sky results reveal systematic differences between NSRDB-S and benchmark spectra, likely due to the NSRDB-S treatment of aerosols. Meanwhile, the mean SMARTS spectra with AERONET and MERRA-2 inputs are in good agreement, showing promise for the use of MERRA-2 as input to clear-sky models. Other/Unknown Material Aerosol Robotic Network IEEE Publications Merra ENVELOPE(12.615,12.615,65.816,65.816) |
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The Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring (CM-SAF) Spectral Resolved Irradiance (SRI) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Solar Radiation Database Spectral on Demand (NSRDB-S) satellite-based spectral irradiance products are tested here against benchmark data and models at seven ground stations: one in Spain for CM-SAF SRI and six in North America for NSRDB-S. Benchmarks include WISER spectroradiometers, spectra modeled from SolarSIM-G measurements and the SMARTS radiative code with two alternate input sources: AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) and the Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) reanalysis. The satellite products are tested in terms of their ability to estimate photovoltaic (PV) spectral effects for six PV module technologies. The spectra are also compared directly under clear-sky conditions. Both CM-SAF SRI and NSRDB-S outperform the simple benchmark of neglecting spectral effects in terms of predicting instantaneous spectral mismatch factors, but only CM-SAF SRI generally does better at predicting long-term spectral derate factors. The clear-sky results reveal systematic differences between NSRDB-S and benchmark spectra, likely due to the NSRDB-S treatment of aerosols. Meanwhile, the mean SMARTS spectra with AERONET and MERRA-2 inputs are in good agreement, showing promise for the use of MERRA-2 as input to clear-sky models. |
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Validation of Photovoltaic Spectral Effects Derived From Satellite-Based Solar Irradiance Products |
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Validation of Photovoltaic Spectral Effects Derived From Satellite-Based Solar Irradiance Products |
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Validation of Photovoltaic Spectral Effects Derived From Satellite-Based Solar Irradiance Products |
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Validation of Photovoltaic Spectral Effects Derived From Satellite-Based Solar Irradiance Products |
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Validation of Photovoltaic Spectral Effects Derived From Satellite-Based Solar Irradiance Products |
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validation of photovoltaic spectral effects derived from satellite-based solar irradiance products |
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
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2022 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.20089658 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/35936381 |
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