Statistical comparison of correlations for estimation of global horizontal solar radiation

V. Bahel; R. Srinivasan; H. Bakhsh

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Statistical comparison of correlations for estimation of global horizontal solar radiation

V. Bahel^*, R. Srinivasan, H. Bakhsh

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King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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We evaluate the statistical performance of four correlations for estimating the monthly average daily horizontal global radiation. We have used bright sunshine and global radiation data for 140 locations around the world with varied meteorological conditions and geographical locations. The results show that Rietveld's equation generally gives the best estimates. Hay's correlation is next best, whereas the Glover-McCulloch relation gives the maximum error. The computations in this study are based on the most recently adopted solar constant.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1309-1316
Number of pages	8
Journal	Energy
Volume	12
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-5442(87)90039-9
State	Published - Dec 1987

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