Monthly averaged-hourly solar diffuse radiation model for the UK

Muneer, Tariq; Etxebarria, S; Gago, E J

Abstract

Monthly-averaged daily global irradiation data are now easily available from NASA website. Using established models it is then possible to decompose the daily to averaged-hourly global irradiation. The missing link so far has been hourly averaged diffuse irradiation. In this article data was pooled from 10 UK locations to obtain a regression model to complete the above missing link. It was presently shown that the averaged-data regressions are distinctly different from previously available hour-by-hour regressions.

Practical application : The present work has explored a correlation between averaged-hourly diffuse and global irradiation using the diffuse ratio–clearness index envelope. Results show that a strong regression relationship is thus obtainable. The present work has therefore the potential for other similar research that may be followed up in a likewise manner.

Citation

Muneer, T., Etxebarria, S., & Gago, E. J. (2014). Monthly averaged-hourly solar diffuse radiation model for the UK. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 35(6), 573-584. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624414522639

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Feb 12, 2014
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Feb 26, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 1, 2017
• Journal: Building Services Engineering Research and Technology
• Print ISSN: 0143-6244
• Electronic ISSN: 1477-0849
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 573-584
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624414522639
• Keywords: Solar radiation; averaged-hourly diffuse fraction; clearness index; solar diffuse radiation model
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9575
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143624414522639