Missed Clouds in the NSRDB at Low Sun Elevation Angles

Adam R. Jensen, William B. Hobbs, Kevin S. Anderson, William F. Holmgren

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Abstract

The NSRDB PSM dataset has been found to periodically falsely identify cloudy periods as clear-sky at low solar elevations. An example case confirmed that this is caused by false negative identification of clouds by the cloud detection model. This modeling artifact results in a positive bias of the estimated solar irradiance, particularly for tracking systems. Rough estimations showed that the bias may be up to 1%, which can have significant consequences for PV developers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2024 IEEE 52nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2024
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1411-1413
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781665464260
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event52nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2024 - Seattle, United States
Duration: Jun 9 2024Jun 14 2024

Publication series

NameConference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)0160-8371

Conference

Conference52nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle
Period6/9/246/14/24

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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