The solar radiation resource

Ari Rabl and Frank Von Hippel

Energy, 1983, vol. 8, issue 4, 295-316

Abstract: We discuss the characteristics of solar radiation which are most useful for the assessment of solar technologies. Graphs are presented which show the total annual insolation incident on the principal tracking and non-tracking collectors. Additional graphs are developed for the latitudinal and seasonal variations of solar radiation in the absence of an atmosphere. These are then compared with measurements averaged over the U.S. SOLMET sites to provide an understanding of the role of atmospheric effects on the seasonal variations of solar radiation.

Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(83)90106-8

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