Sunshine fraction, cloud amount, temperature, and global irradiation are the most commonly measured meteorological parameters. In this article five models based mainly on the abovementioned variables for the determination of irradiation and illuminance components are presented. These models are divided into three categories. Category 1 includes three solar radiation models: Meteorological Radiation Model (MRM), developed by present authors based on sunshine fraction and temperature data, Cloud-Cover Radiation Model (CRM)—modification of an earlier model for the UK by the present authors based on cloud-cover in oktas, and Page Radiation Model (PRM), developed by Page based on simultaneous sunshine and cloud data. Category 2 comprises of a new Diffuse Ratio Model (DRM), developed by authors, for estimating diffuse irradiation when global irradiation is provided as the input parameter. The third category includes luminous efficacy models that enable estimation of diffuse and global illuminance once the respective irradiation components have been obtained from category 1 models. [S0199-6231(00)02003-7]
Issue Section:
Technical Papers
1.
Meteorological Office, 1980, Solar Radiation Data for the United Kingdom 1951–75, Met. O.912, Meteorological Office, Bracknell, England.
2.
Drummond, A. J., 1965, “Techniques for the Measurement of Solar and Terrestrial Radiation Fluxes in Plant Biological Research: A Review with Special Reference to Arid Zones.”
3.
Coulson, K. L., 1975, Solar and Terrestrial Radiation, Academic Press, New York.
4.
CIBSE Guide J., 2000, “Weather and Solar Data,” Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers, CIBSE, London, UK.
5.
Muneer
, T.
, 1996, “Quality Control Procedures for Checking the Meteorological Office Solar Irradiance Data,” CIBSE Internal Report, CIBSE, London, UK.6.
Gul, M. S., 1999, “Solar Radiation Modelling Based on Meteorological Data,” Ph.D. thesis, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.
7.
Iqbal, M., 1984, An Introduction to Solar Radiation, Academic Press, Canada, pp. 304–307.
8.
Kasten
, F.
, 1993
, “Discussion on the Relative Optical Air Mass
,” Light. Res. Technol.
25
, 3
, pp. 129
–130
.9.
Shettle, E. P., and Fenn, R. W., 1975, “Models of Atmospheric Aerosol and Their Optical Properties,” Proc. AGARD Conf. No. 183 on optical propagation in the atmosphere, 2.1–2.16.
10.
Muneer, T., 1997, Solar Radiation and Daylight Models, Architectural Press, Great Britain.
11.
Davies
, J. A.
, Schertzer
, W.
, and Nunez
, M.
, 1975
, “Estimating Global Solar Radiation
,” Boundary-Layer Meteorol.
, 9
, pp. 33
–52
.12.
Lacis
, A. A.
, and Hansen
, J. E.
, 1974
, “A Parameterisation for the Absorption of Solar Radiation in the Earth’s Atmosphere
,” J. Atmos. Sci.
, 31
, pp. 118
–132
.13.
Red Book, 1992, “Ozone Data for the World,” Atmospheric Environment Service, Downsview, Ontario, 33, No. 6, November–December.
14.
Van Heuklon
, T. K.
, 1979
, “Estimating Atmospheric Ozone for Solar Radiation Models
,” Sol. Energy
, 22
, pp. 63
–68
.15.
Reitan
, C. H.
, 1963
, J. Appl. Meteorol.
, 2
, pp. 776
776
.16.
Wright
, J.
, Perez
, R.
, and Michalsky
, J. J.
, 1989
, “Luminous Efficacy of Direct Irradiance: Variations with Insolation and Moisture Conditions
,” Sol. Energy
, 42
, No. 6
, pp. 387
–394
.17.
Bird, R. E., and Hulstrom, R. L., 1981, “A Simplified Clear-Sky Model for the Direct and Diffuse Insolation on Horizontal Surfaces,” US-SERI Technical Report TR-642-761, Golden, Colorado.
18.
Dave
, J. V.
, 1979
, “Extensive Data Sets of the Diffuse Radiation in Realistic Atmospheric Models with Aerosols and Common Absorbing Gases
,” Sol. Energy
, 21
, pp. 361
–369
.19.
Kasten
, F.
, and Czeplak
, G.
, 1979
, “Solar and Terrestrial Radiation Dependent on the Amount and Type of Cloud
,” Sol. Energy
, 24
, pp. 177
–189
.20.
Page, J. K., 1997, Proposed quality control procedures for the Meteorological office data tapes relating to global solar radiation, diffuse solar radiation, sunshine and cloud in the UK. Report submitted to the CIBSE Solar Data Task Group (private communication).
21.
Liu
, B. Y. H.
, and Jordan
, R. C.
, 1960
, “The Interrelationship and Characteristic Distribution of Direct, Diffuse, and Total Solar Radiation
,” Sol. Energy
, 4
, pp. 1
–19
.22.
Orgill
, J. F.
, and Hollands
, K. G. T.
, 1977
, “Correlation Equation for Hourly Diffuse Irradiance on a Horizontal Surface
,” Sol. Energy
, 19
, pp. 357
–359
.23.
Erbs
, D. G.
, Klein
, S. A.
, and Duffie
, J. A.
, 1982
, “Estimation of the Diffuse Fraction of Hourly, Daily and Monthly Average Global Radiation
,” Sol. Energy
, 28
, pp. 293
–302
.24.
Muneer
, T.
, and Saluja
, G. S.
, 1986
, “Correlation Between Hourly Diffuse and Global Solar Irradiance for the UK
,” BSER&T
, 7
, pp. 37
–43
.25.
Muneer
, T.
, 1995
, “Solar Irradiance and Illuminance Models for Japan II: Luminous Efficacies
,” LR&T
, 27
, p. 4
4
.26.
Iqbal
, M.
, 1980
, “Prediction of Hourly Diffuse Solar Irradiance from Measured Hourly Global Irradiance on a Horizontal Surface
,” Sol. Energy
, 24
, pp. 491
–503
.27.
Bugler
, J. W.
, 1977
, “The Determination of Hourly Insolation on an Inclined Plane Using a Diffuse Irradiance Model Based on Hourly Measured Global Horizontal Insolation
,” Sol. Energy
, 19
, pp. 477
–490
.28.
Spencer, J. W., 1982, “A Comparison of Methods for Estimating Hourly Diffuse Solar.”
29.
Reindl
, D. T.
, Beckman
, W. A.
, and Duffie
, J. A.
, 1990
, “Diffuse Fraction Correlations
,” Sol. Energy
, 45
, pp. 1
–7
.30.
Maxwell, E. L., 1987, “A Quasi-Physical Model for Converting Hourly Global Irradiance to Direct Normal Insolation,” Report SERI/TR-215-3087, Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, Colorado.
31.
Delaunay, J. J., 1995, “Development and Performance Assessment of Luminous Efficacy Models,” Internal Report. Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg, Germany, 1995.
32.
Muneer
, T.
, and Kinghorn
, D.
, 1997
, “Improved Methods for the Luminous Efficacy of Solar Irradiance
,” LR&T
, 29
, p. 4
4
.33.
Bennett
, I.
, 1969
, “Correlation of Daily Insolation With Daily Total Sky Cover, Opaque Sky Cover and Percentage of Possible Sunshine
,” Sol. Energy
, 12
, pp. 391
–393
.34.
Haurwitz
, B.
, 1945
, “Insolation in relation to cloudiness and cloud density
,” J. Meteorology
, 2
, pp. 154
–166
.Copyright © 2000
by ASME
You do not currently have access to this content.
