Increasing the Resolution and Spectral Range of Measured Direct Irradiance Spectra for PV Applications
The spectral distribution of the solar irradiance incident on photovoltaic (PV) modules is a key variable controlling their power production. It is required to properly simulate the production and performance of PV plants based on technologies with different spectral characteristics. Spectroradiomet...
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| author | Gabriel López Christian A. Gueymard Jesús Polo Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos Aitor Marzo Nuria Martín-Chivelet Pablo Ferrada Martha Isabel Escalona-Llaguno Francisco Javier Batlles |
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| description | The spectral distribution of the solar irradiance incident on photovoltaic (PV) modules is a key variable controlling their power production. It is required to properly simulate the production and performance of PV plants based on technologies with different spectral characteristics. Spectroradiometers can only sense the solar spectrum within a wavelength range that is usually too short compared to the actual spectral response of some PV technologies. In this work, a new methodology based on the Simple Model of the Atmospheric Radiative Transfer of Sunshine (SMARTS) spectral code is proposed to extend the spectral range of measured direct irradiance spectra and to increase the spectral resolution of such experimental measurements. Satisfactory results were obtained for both clear and hazy sky conditions at a radiometric station in southern Spain. This approach constitutes the starting point of a general methodology to obtain the instantaneous spectral irradiance incident on the plane of array of PV modules and its temporal variations, while evaluating the magnitude and variability of the abundance of atmospheric constituents with the most impact on surface irradiance, most particularly aerosols and water vapor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c07a0a1d3a234409998f6de34df472562023-11-17T13:40:24ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922023-03-01156167510.3390/rs15061675Increasing the Resolution and Spectral Range of Measured Direct Irradiance Spectra for PV ApplicationsGabriel López0Christian A. Gueymard1Jesús Polo2Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos3Aitor Marzo4Nuria Martín-Chivelet5Pablo Ferrada6Martha Isabel Escalona-Llaguno7Francisco Javier Batlles8Departamento Ingeniería Eléctrica y Térmica, de Diseño y Proyectos, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de Huelva, 21007 Huelva, SpainSolar Consulting Services, Colebrook, NH 03576, USAPhotovoltaic Solar Energy Unit (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartamento Química y Física, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, SpainDepartamento Óptica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainPhotovoltaic Solar Energy Unit (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, SpainCentro de Desarrollo Energético Antofagasta (CDEA), Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta 1240000, ChileUniversidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas 98000, MexicoDepartamento Química y Física, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, SpainThe spectral distribution of the solar irradiance incident on photovoltaic (PV) modules is a key variable controlling their power production. It is required to properly simulate the production and performance of PV plants based on technologies with different spectral characteristics. Spectroradiometers can only sense the solar spectrum within a wavelength range that is usually too short compared to the actual spectral response of some PV technologies. In this work, a new methodology based on the Simple Model of the Atmospheric Radiative Transfer of Sunshine (SMARTS) spectral code is proposed to extend the spectral range of measured direct irradiance spectra and to increase the spectral resolution of such experimental measurements. Satisfactory results were obtained for both clear and hazy sky conditions at a radiometric station in southern Spain. This approach constitutes the starting point of a general methodology to obtain the instantaneous spectral irradiance incident on the plane of array of PV modules and its temporal variations, while evaluating the magnitude and variability of the abundance of atmospheric constituents with the most impact on surface irradiance, most particularly aerosols and water vapor.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/6/1675solar spectral irradianceSMARTSPVatmospheric constituentssoiling |
| spellingShingle | Gabriel López Christian A. Gueymard Jesús Polo Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos Aitor Marzo Nuria Martín-Chivelet Pablo Ferrada Martha Isabel Escalona-Llaguno Francisco Javier Batlles Increasing the Resolution and Spectral Range of Measured Direct Irradiance Spectra for PV Applications Remote Sensing solar spectral irradiance SMARTS PV atmospheric constituents soiling |
| title | Increasing the Resolution and Spectral Range of Measured Direct Irradiance Spectra for PV Applications |
| title_full | Increasing the Resolution and Spectral Range of Measured Direct Irradiance Spectra for PV Applications |
| title_fullStr | Increasing the Resolution and Spectral Range of Measured Direct Irradiance Spectra for PV Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increasing the Resolution and Spectral Range of Measured Direct Irradiance Spectra for PV Applications |
| title_short | Increasing the Resolution and Spectral Range of Measured Direct Irradiance Spectra for PV Applications |
| title_sort | increasing the resolution and spectral range of measured direct irradiance spectra for pv applications |
| topic | solar spectral irradiance SMARTS PV atmospheric constituents soiling |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/6/1675 |
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