Development of software for estimating clear sky solar radiation in Indonesia

International Conference on Computing and Applied Informatics 2016

物理学;计算机科学

Ambarita, H.^1

Sustainable Energy Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering University of Sumatera Utara, Jl. Almamater Kampus USU, Medan

20155, Indonesia^1

关键词: Clear sky;    Cloudy skies;    Governing equations;    In-house software;    Indonesia;    Solar energy applications;    Solar radiation measurements;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/801/1/012093/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/801/1/012093

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Research on solar energy applications in Indonesia has come under scrutiny in recent years. Solar radiation is harvested by solar collector or solar cell and convert the energy into useful energy such as heat and or electricity. In order to provide a better configuration of a solar collector or a solar cell, clear sky radiation should be estimated properly. In this study, an in-house software for estimating clear sky radiation is developed. The governing equations are solved simultaneously. The software is tested in Medan city by performing a solar radiation measurements. For clear sky radiation, the results of the software and measurements ones show a good agreement. However, for the cloudy sky condition it cannot predict the solar radiation. This software can be used to estimate the clear sky radiation in Indonesia.