PERFORMANCE OF SOME PARAMETRIC MODELS FOR GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION ESTIMATION IN NIGERIA.

Autor: Mustapha, Lateef O., Oni, Adeola A., Fawole, Ibrahim W., Zakari, Alli O., Lamidi, Ganiu A.
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Zdroj: Annals. Computer Science Series; 2019, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p351-362, 12p
Abstrakt: Energy forecast and engineering designs within the atmosphere requires some essential measurable parameters connected to solar radiations. Global solar radiation accounts for the influx of solar radiation received at the ground level. The study presents twelve empirical models using sunshine duration, relative humidity, and temperature as basic parameters, from 25 years observatory data obtained from some stations. The annual and seasonal performance of the models was validated using statistical measure, i.e. Mean Bias Error (MBE), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Mean Percentage Error (MPE) and Pearsons correlation coefficient. The proposed models show the lowest MBE, RMSE, and MPE for the temperature based models in Sokoto and Ilorin while all models performed favorably for Port -Harcourt. Similar trends were observed in both wet and dry seasons with improved in the estimated of global solar radiation. The study recommends some of the models for future prediction of solar radiation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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