A new solar radiation database for estimating PV performance in Europe and Africa
2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 86; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.solener.2012.03.006
ISSN1471-1257
AutoresThomas Huld, Richard Müller, Attilio Gambardella,
Tópico(s)Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
ResumoThe Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS) is a web application for the estimation of the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems in Europe and Africa, which has become widely used by the PV community in Europe. We here present the results of adapting the solar radiation data calculated from satellite data in the Climate Monitoring Satellite Application Facility (CM-SAF) to PVGIS. The CM-SAF solar radiation database is characterized by very low overall bias and shows good accuracy at validation sites. The application to PVGIS brings important improvements relative to the existing solar radiation databases within PVGIS.
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