solar radiation measurements - national renewable energy
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Solar Radiation Measurements:A Workshop For
The National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
ByTom Stoffel & Steve Wilcox
Hydrogen & Electric Technologies & Systems CenterAugust 4, 2004
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Outline• Introductions• Shining On, A Primer on Solar Radiation Data
– What are solar radiation measurements?– Why do we need solar radiation data?– What influences the amount of solar radiation?– How do we use solar radiation data?– How accurate do the data need to be?
• How are we meeting our solar radiation data needs?• Where can you obtain solar radiation data?• Pop Quiz
– No acronyms!
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IntroductionsTom Stoffel & Steve Wilcox
Resource Integration GroupMeasurement & Instrumentation TeamGeographic Information System Team
40+ years experience:– Solar measurement station/network design
• SRRL, HBCU, Saudi, DOE/ARM, NOAA, WMO/BSRN, GAW– Radiometer calibration and characterization
• BORCAL/RCC• IPCs, NPCs
– Solar data quality assessment• SERI-QC• DQMS
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What are Solar Radiation Measurements?
Energy from the Sun at the Earth’s Surface• Different parts of the sky• Change with time (minutes, hours)• Change with time (seasons, years, decades)• Change with location
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What are Solar Radiation Measurements?
Light from the sky dome• Direct from the sun• Everywhere but the sun• Entire sky
We call it• Direct (beam)• Diffuse (sky)• Global (total)
Global is the sum of direct and diffuse
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What are Solar Radiation Measurements?
Direct NormalMeasured by a
Pyrheliometer on a sun-following
tracker
Global HorizontalMeasured by a
Pyranometer with a horizontal sensor
DiffuseMeasured by a
shaded Pyranometerunder a tracking ball
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Solar Irradiance ComponentsGlobal = Direct Normal * Cos(Z) + Diffuse
18 dots 8 dots
Cos (Z) = 8/18
Z = Cos-1(0.4444)
Z = 63.6°
Z
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Clear Sky
http://www.nrel.gov/srrl
Direct (Beam)
Global (Total)
Diffuse (Sky)
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Thermopile Detectors
Copper-Constantan wire wound Thermopiles
How do the radiometers work?Thermo-electric detectors:
Two metals + Heat = Electrical Current
The Eppley Laboratory, Inc.
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Thermopile Detectors
Pyrheliometer
Pyranometer
The Eppley Laboratory, Inc.
1st Class $, Flat Spectral Response, “Slow”
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Photoelectric Detectors Fast, Low-Cost, with Reduced Spectral Response:
www.kippzonen.com
www.licor.com
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Partly Cloudy Sky
http://www.nrel.gov/srrl
Direct (Beam)
Global (Total)
Diffuse (Sky)
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Changes with Time & Location: Annual Cycle
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Changes with Time: Inter-annualMonthly Clear Sky Maximum Direct Normal IrradianceSRRL Baseline Measurement System Data: 1986-2002
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Changes with Time: Inter-annualMONTHLY MEAN DAILY TOTALS
Solar Radiation Research Laboratory 1986-2000
Global Trend y = 4.3303x - 4215.9R2 = 0.0034
Direct Trend y = 16.103x - 26829R2 = 0.0061
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Spectral Distribution of Solar Radiation
Broadband Solar Radiation:
280 nm - 3,000 nm
(99% of “shortwave” irradiance at the surface)
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Spectral IrradianceBasic Solar Spectral Regions:• Ultraviolet…..200 - 400 nm• Visible……....400 - 700 nm• Infrared……..700 - 3000 nm
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Follow the Photons!
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Photovoltaic Responses
ASTM Standard:
AM 1.5 Global @ 37.5º Tilt
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Simple Model for Atmospheric Radiative Transfer of Sunshine
SMARTS
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SMARTS
Available from NREL: http://rredc.nrel.gov
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Why Do We Need Solar Radiation Data?
• Agriculture Photosynthesis• Astronomy Solar Output Variation• Atmospheric Science Numerical Weather Prediction• Climate Change Energy Balance• Health UV effects on skin• Hydrology Evaporation• Materials Degradation• Oceanography Energy Balance• Photobiology Light and Life• Renewable Energy Sustainability
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Why Do We Need Solar Radiation Data?Renewable Energy
The amount of solar energy reaching the earth’s land areasin 1 hour is enough to supply the U.S. energy needs for
1 year (~100 Quads/yr)
• Photovoltaics• Solar Heat-thermal• Solar Heat-electric• Solar Fuel-biomass• Passive Solar Lighting• Building HVAC• Solar Detoxification
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What Influencesthe Amount of Solar Radiation?
• Solar output 11 year solar cycle• Earth-Sun distance 3.5% annual variation• Clouds Dominant factor• Water vapor Selective absorber• Air pollution 40% less direct• Smoke from forest fires Natural or man-made• Volcanic ash Global effect for years• Location• Time of day Solar position• Season
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Solar “Constant”
World Radiation Center, Davos, Switzerland http://www.pmodwrc.ch/
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What Influencesthe Amount of Solar Radiation?
Earth’s Orbit: • Earth-Sun distance
• Relative tilt
• Time of day
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What Influences the Amount of Solar Radiation?
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How Do We Use Solar Radiation Data?• Technology Selection
• Siting
• System Design
• Performance Monitoring
Flat Plate and Concentrating Collectors
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PV Energy kWh/kW-yr
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Effective Load
Carrying Capacity
PV can provide peak shaving in many parts of U.S.During off-peak periods, PV capacity can be applied to hydrogen
generation
Source: Christy Herig (NREL) and RichardPerez (SUNY/Albany)
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An Integrated Analysis Utilizing GIS can Assist With Energy and Environment
Planning Efforts
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DIRECT IRRADIANCE (average W/sq.m)GLOBAL IRRADIANCE (average W/sq.m)
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Satellite-Derived Techniques Provide Improved Site-Time Coverage (SUNY/Albany)
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General Circulation Model Development
MIT
DOE/Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program
Radiant Fluxes?
How Do We Use Solar Radiation Data?
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How Accurate Do the Data Need to Be?• What are the risks?
– Cost/Benefit of Resource Assessment approach
• What is the application?– Daylighting & building thermal performance– Concentrating Collector Solar Power Plant– Cloud forcing analyses for climate change research
• What is the period of interest?– Measurement uncertainties decrease with longer averaging
intervals (averaging can remove random errors)– Recent data more accurate than historical records
(technology advancements)
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How Accurate Do the Data Need to Be?What is possible?
Measurement Uncertainty Estimates*
Pyrheliometer(Direct Normal)
Pyranometer(Global)
Calibration ±1.6% ±4.2%
Field Data(Best practice) ~ ±5% ~ ±5%
* Instantaneous data intervals
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How Will We Meet Our Solar Radiation Data Needs?
Research Activities:• Solar Radiation Research Laboratory
– Metrology– Optics– Electronics– Data Acquisition
• Photovoltaic Program – Radiometric Measurements
• Climate Change– Broadband Radiometer Mentor
• Collaborations– WMO, UNEP, NCAR, NOAA, state & local govt, academia
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Solar Radiation Research Lab
• Baseline Measurements
• Radiometer Calibrations
• Instrument Development
• Station Operator Training
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Solar Radiation Research Lab
Baseline Measurements
(98 data elements)
http://www.nrel.gov/midc Rotating Shadowband Pyranometer
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Radiometer Calibrations
World Radiometric Reference NREL Transfer Standards
NPC
At SRRL
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Radiometer Calibrations
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National Solar Radiation Data Base
NSRDB Stations
(1961-1990)Solar Measurement Stations
(1990 - Present)
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Automatic Data Quality Assessment
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Where Can You Obtain solar Radiation Data?• Renewable Resource Data Center
– http://rredc.nrel.gov• Measurement & Instrumentation Data Center
– http://www.nrel.gov/midc• NREL Map Server
– http://www.nrel.gov/maps• World Radiation Data Center
– http://wrdc-mgo.nrel.gov• National Climatic Data Center
– http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov• DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program
– http://www.arm.gov• NOAA Climate Monitoring & Diagnostic Laboratory
– http://www.cmdl.noaa/gov/star• NOAA Surface Radiation Research Branch
– http://www.srrb.noaa.gov
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Key Points• Accurate information is important for policy decisions, technology
selection, siting, designing,and monitoring the performance of solar energy conversion systems
• Accurate measurements are important for model development• The work we do to improve solar measurements
– Calibration– Instrument characterization– Measurement techniques (operations and maintenance, radiometer
selection, installation considerations, etc.)– Data Quality Assessment– Training
• Data distribution to meet user needs (MIDC, RReDC, NSRDB)
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Solar Radiation Measurement
Thank you!
Questions?
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POP QuizWrite the relationship between Global, Direct, & Diffuse
irradiance.
Global = Direct Normal * Cos(Z) + Diffuse
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POP Quiz
Indicate which properties (quick, accurate, or cheap) apply to these pyranometer detector types:
PhotodiodeThermopile
Fast, Cheap, Spectrally selective
Accurate, $$, Slow
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POP QuizT/F: The Global irradiance can never exceed the solar constant.
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POP QuizThe presently accepted value of the Solar Constant:
a) 1.96 Langleys per minuteb) 1366 Watts per square meterc) 432.7 BTUs per hour-square footd) All of the above