Making full use of the clearness index for parameterizing hourly insolation conditions

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Title		Making full use of the clearness index for parameterizing hourly insolation conditions
Authors		Perez, R Ineichen, Pierre Seals, R Zelenka, A
Published in		Solar Energy. 1990, vol. 45, no. 2, p. 111-114
Abstract		An enhanced parameterization of insolation conditions based only on the knowledge of global irradiance is presented. Two limitations associated with the current approach using the clearness index are pointed out: its dependence on solar elevation and its inability to differentiate between different conditions that produce the same global irradiance. Suggestions are provided which could overcome part of these limitations. Arguments are substantiated with solid experimental evidence. It is further shown that noticeable gains in accuracy for the decomposition of global into direct and diffuse irradiance are possible if one makes optimum use of the information available within a global irradiance time series.
Keywords		Clearness index — Solar irradiance — Model
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1016/0038-092X(90)90036-C
Full text		Article (Published version) (937 Kb) - Free access Other version: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0038092X9090036C
Research groups		Systèmes énergétiques ISE Pôle Sciences
Citation (ISO format)		PEREZ, R et al. Making full use of the clearness index for parameterizing hourly insolation conditions. In: Solar Energy, 1990, vol. 45, n° 2, p. 111-114. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:17196

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