Hourly global solar radiation estimates on a horizontal plane

Muzathik, A.M.; Nik, Wan Mohd Norsani Wan; Samo, K.; Ibrahim, Mohd. Zamri

dc.contributor.author	Muzathik, A.M.
dc.contributor.author	Nik, Wan Mohd Norsani Wan
dc.contributor.author	Samo, K.
dc.contributor.author	Ibrahim, Mohd. Zamri
dc.date.accessioned	2017-04-22T10:54:51Z
dc.date.available	2017-04-22T10:54:51Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Physical Science, 21(2); 51–66.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2502
dc.description.abstract	The hourly global solar radiation (It) model strongly depends on the climatic characteristics of a considered site. In this paper, six empirical models were used to estimate the It from daily radiation on the eastern coast of Malaysia. The measured It data were obtained from the Malaysian Meteorology Department for the period of 2004– 2008. In order to determine the performance of the models, the statistical parameters, normalised mean bias error (NMBE), normalised root mean square error (NRMSE), correlation coefficient (r), and a t-test were used. The It values were calculated by using the selected models. The results were compared with the measured data. This study finds that the Collares-Pereira and Rabl model performed better than the other models.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Journal of Physical Science	en_US
dc.subject	Collares-Pereira and Rabl model	en_US
dc.subject	Global solar radiation	en_US
dc.subject	Hourly solar radiation (It) models	en_US
dc.subject	Statistical tests	en_US
dc.subject	Solar energy design	en_US
dc.title	Hourly global solar radiation estimates on a horizontal plane	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US