Development of software for estimating clear sky solar radiation in Indonesia

Research on solar energy applications in Indonesia has come under scrutiny in recent years. Solar radiation is harvested by solar collector or solar cell and convert the energy into useful energy such as heat and or electricity. In order to provide a better configuration of a solar collector or a so...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 801; no. 1; pp. 12093 - 12098
Main Author Ambarita, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.01.2017
Subjects
Estimation
Photovoltaic cells
Physics
Radiation
Sky radiation
Software
Solar cells
Solar energy
Solar radiation
Indonesia
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Summary:Research on solar energy applications in Indonesia has come under scrutiny in recent years. Solar radiation is harvested by solar collector or solar cell and convert the energy into useful energy such as heat and or electricity. In order to provide a better configuration of a solar collector or a solar cell, clear sky radiation should be estimated properly. In this study, an in-house software for estimating clear sky radiation is developed. The governing equations are solved simultaneously. The software is tested in Medan city by performing a solar radiation measurements. For clear sky radiation, the results of the software and measurements ones show a good agreement. However, for the cloudy sky condition it cannot predict the solar radiation. This software can be used to estimate the clear sky radiation in Indonesia.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/801/1/012093