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Chapter 8: How will we meet our solar radiation data needs?

The following are suggested reading about solar radiation data, how they are measured or modeled, and how they are applied.

Books

• Hulstrom, Roland, ed., Solar Resources. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1989.
• Iqbal, Muhammad, An Introduction to Solar Radiation. New York: Academic Press, Inc., 1983.

Technical Reports

• Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems: A Handbook of Recommended Design Practices, SAND87-7023, Albuquerque, NM: Sandia National Laboratories, March 1990.
• Maxwell, E., A Quasi-Physical Model for Converting Hourly Global Horizontal to Direct Normal Insolation, SERVTR-215-3087, Golden, CO: Solar Energy Research Institute, August 1987.
• Menicucci, D., and Fernandez, J., Estimates of Available Solar Radiation and Photovoltaic Energy Production for Various Tilted and Tracking Surfaces Throughout the US Based on PVFORM, a Computerized Performance Model, SAND85-2775, Albuquerque, NM: Sandia National Laboratories, March 1986.
• Menicucci, D., and Fernandez, J., A Comparison of Typical Year Solar Radiation Information with the SOLMET Data Base, SAND87-2379, Albuquerque, NM: Sandia National Laboratories, February 1988.
• Riordan, C., Stoffel, T., and Hulstrom, R., Effects of Urban Air Pollution on Solar Radiation, SERVTR-215-3087, Golden, CO: Solar Energy Research Institute, August 1987.
• Rissler, V., Durand, S., and Bowling, D., Data Acquisition for Photovoltaic Power Plants, EPRI Report GS-7082, Palo Alto, CA: Electric Power Research Institute, December 1990.

Technical Papers

• Chapman, R., "The Synthesis of Solar Radiation Data for Sizing Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems," Proceedings of the 21st EEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, May 21-25, 1990, pp. 965-970.
• Maxwell, E., Myers, D., Rymes, M., Stoffel, T., and Willcox, S., "Producing a National Solar Radiation Data Base," Proceedings of the Biennial Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, Denver, Colorado. August 19- 23, 1991, pp. 1007-1012.
• Riordan, C., and Maxwell, E., "An Overview of the U.S. Department of Energy/SERI Solar Radiation Resource Assessment Project," Proceedings of the Biennial Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, Denver, Colorado, August 19-23, 1991, pp. 1001-1006.
• Stoffel, T., Myers, D., Rymes, M., and Wilcox, S. "Solar Radiation Monitoring --An Overview," Proceedings of the Biennial Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, Denver, Colorado, August 19-23, 1991, pp. 917-922.
• Stoffel, T., Riordan, C., and Bigger, J., "Joint EPRI/SERI Project to Evaluate Solar Radiation Measurement Systems for Electric Utility Solar Radiation Resource Assessment," Proceedings of the 22nd EEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 7-11, 1991, pp. 533-540.

Journals and Conference Proceedings

• Solar Energy
• Solar Cells
• Proceedings of the American Solar Energy Society
• Proceedings of the International Solar Energy Society
• Proceedings of the EEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

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