Deterministic insolation model program description and user's guide

by Albuquerque Sandia Laboratories, NM

Other authorsE. P. French
Technical Report, 1979

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CSP Unique ID 190709072

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Electronic Resource

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SAND Report: SAND78-7044, February 1979.

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ABSTRACT:
This report describes a simple mathematical model for estimating the monthly average insolation experienced by a fixed or tracking collector. It was developed under ERDA Contract E(04-3)-1210 "Commercial Applications of Solar Total Energy Systems."(l)* It is designed to fulfill the need
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for a rapid, economical method of assessing the availability of solar radiation as a basis for site selection and system performance estimation. It attempts to make maximum use of predictable factors, introducing random factors associated with local weather in the simplest way possible. The method lends itself to a formulation in terms of simple mathematical expressions and is suitable for use by hand calculators and small computers. It has been implemented by a three-module program written for the Texas Instruments SR-52 Programnable Slide-Rule Calculator, as described herein. The same mathematical model has been incorporated into the Fortran Program STESEP. (Z) The model described here is intended for the rapid, approximate analysis of solar systems. It does not take the place of the SOLMET data base( 3 ) which provides, in a single FORTRAN compatible tape, quality controlled hourly insolation and meteorological data for representative sites throughout the United States.
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