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Analysis of Data on the Resource of Solar Energy for a Set Geographic Point

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The information on the various parameters of solar radiation should be sufficient, relevant, accessible from the point of view of design, optimization, and justification of the parameters of photovoltaic installations in the place of its proposed location. However, in spite of the large number of sources of actinometrical information, certain difficulties arise when conducting solar engineering calculations associated with database limitations, the large distance from the considered geographical point, or the laboriousness of the research that are needed to be carried out. The purpose of the study is to analyze the available data on the solar energy resource for a set geographic point (46.8° N, 40.6 E), obtained by the indirect method for assessing the parameters of solar radiation using data from ground-based metrological stations; indirect method for assessing the parameters of solar radiation using satellite measurements; calculated method for determining the intensity of solar radiation; and experimental study of the characteristics of solar radiation. The analysis showed that not all approaches provide data on the direct and diffused components of solar radiation. In addition, the availability of hourly values of solar radiation is very important, because only they make it possible to predict the mode of operation of a photovoltaic installation and coordinate its mode of operation with the load schedule of the consumer. The deviation between the data of various sources of actinometrical information can reach 53.0% for hourly values, 58.1% for daily values, 43.1% for monthly values, and 39.1% for annual values, and can significantly affect solar engineer calculations for the choice of parameters of the photovoltaic installation equipment or make great adjustments to the issues of justifying the economic efficiency and feasibility of photovoltaic installation application.

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The study was carried out within project no. FSEE-2020-0008 and as a part of state task no. 075-01024-21-00 of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

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  1. St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, 196601, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Yu. V. Daus & I. V. Yudaev

  2. St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University LETI, 197022, St. Petersburg, Russia

    S. A. Tarasov

  3. Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM, 109428, Moscow, Russia

    V. V. Kharchenko

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Daus, Y.V., Yudaev, I.V., Tarasov, S.A. et al. Analysis of Data on the Resource of Solar Energy for a Set Geographic Point. Appl. Sol. Energy 57, 438–443 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0003701X21050054

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