Generation of a Typical Meteorological Year for Global Solar Radiation in Taiwan
Solar energy technology is now a mature and environmentally friendly solution. Long-term and credible solar radiation data are required for energy assessments of solar applications. Due to the lack of a typical year and accurate, long-term global solar radiation data for Taiwan, data for the typical...
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| description | Solar energy technology is now a mature and environmentally friendly solution. Long-term and credible solar radiation data are required for energy assessments of solar applications. Due to the lack of a typical year and accurate, long-term global solar radiation data for Taiwan, data for the typical meteorological year (TMY) of global solar radiation from 30 weather stations across Taiwan of the Central Weather Bureau were gathered for this study. The database for solar radiation contains data for the 15 years between 2004 and 2018, except for one (Chigu) weather station which provides data for the 12 years between 2004 and 2015, which possesses credible data quality and meets the requirements of the TMY method. The minimum and maximum TMY global radiation observed from the 30 weather stations are 3421.8 and 5479.9 <i>MJ</i>/<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mi>m</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> at the Zhuzihu (Station 2) and Tainan (Station 16) weather stations, respectively. The effects of topography, geography, and latitude on the global radiation distribution in Taiwan are discussed. A trend of increasing annual global radiation from the northeast to the southwest in the Taiwanese mainland, which is attributed to the combined effects of topography and latitude, is observed. This credible, long-term database for global solar radiation is a prerequisite reference for solar information for use in determining the performance of solar energy applications in Taiwan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c48929e74f74e9b91d4ea723832768a2023-11-17T16:35:50ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-03-01167298610.3390/en16072986Generation of a Typical Meteorological Year for Global Solar Radiation in TaiwanTsung-En Hsieh0Bianca Fraincas1Keh-Chin Chang2Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, TaiwanInternational Program on Energy Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, TaiwanDepartment of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, TaiwanSolar energy technology is now a mature and environmentally friendly solution. Long-term and credible solar radiation data are required for energy assessments of solar applications. Due to the lack of a typical year and accurate, long-term global solar radiation data for Taiwan, data for the typical meteorological year (TMY) of global solar radiation from 30 weather stations across Taiwan of the Central Weather Bureau were gathered for this study. The database for solar radiation contains data for the 15 years between 2004 and 2018, except for one (Chigu) weather station which provides data for the 12 years between 2004 and 2015, which possesses credible data quality and meets the requirements of the TMY method. The minimum and maximum TMY global radiation observed from the 30 weather stations are 3421.8 and 5479.9 <i>MJ</i>/<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mi>m</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> at the Zhuzihu (Station 2) and Tainan (Station 16) weather stations, respectively. The effects of topography, geography, and latitude on the global radiation distribution in Taiwan are discussed. A trend of increasing annual global radiation from the northeast to the southwest in the Taiwanese mainland, which is attributed to the combined effects of topography and latitude, is observed. This credible, long-term database for global solar radiation is a prerequisite reference for solar information for use in determining the performance of solar energy applications in Taiwan.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/7/2986global solar radiationtypical meteorological yearTMY3Taiwan |
| spellingShingle | Tsung-En Hsieh Bianca Fraincas Keh-Chin Chang Generation of a Typical Meteorological Year for Global Solar Radiation in Taiwan Energies global solar radiation typical meteorological year TMY3 Taiwan |
| title | Generation of a Typical Meteorological Year for Global Solar Radiation in Taiwan |
| title_full | Generation of a Typical Meteorological Year for Global Solar Radiation in Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | Generation of a Typical Meteorological Year for Global Solar Radiation in Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generation of a Typical Meteorological Year for Global Solar Radiation in Taiwan |
| title_short | Generation of a Typical Meteorological Year for Global Solar Radiation in Taiwan |
| title_sort | generation of a typical meteorological year for global solar radiation in taiwan |
| topic | global solar radiation typical meteorological year TMY3 Taiwan |
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