Title :
Joint EPRI/SERI project to evaluate solar radiation measurement systems for electric utility solar radiation resource assessment
Author :
Stoffel, Thomas ; Riordan, Carol ; Bigger, John
Author_Institution :
Solar Energy Res. Inst., Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
A description is presented of a cooperative project of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) to compare several solar radiation measurement systems as options for performing solar radiation resource assessments in a utility´s service territory. Preliminary results are given for a six-month field comparison of SERI´s measurement systems with two different implementations of the rotating shadowband radiometer concept
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric radiation; photovoltaic power systems; project engineering; radiometers; solar power; sunlight; EPRI; PV power systems; SERI; USA; atmospheric radiation; electric utility; energy resources; project; rotating shadowband radiometer; solar power; solar radiation measurement; sunlight; Electric variables measurement; Energy measurement; Instruments; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Power measurement; Radiometry; Rotation measurement; Solar energy; Solar radiation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-636-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1991.169271
