Effect of latitude and sky clearance factor on the effectiveness of solar tracking strategies

Solar energy is gaining more grounds in the power generation industry. The effectiveness of solar tracking systems depends on the location’s latitude. In addition, sky clearance has an effect on the received solar radiation. Therefore, it is important to know the effect of both factors in order to s...

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Autores principales:	N. Z. Al-Rawahi, N. Z. Al-Azri
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2019
Materias:	solar radiation effect of sky clearance effect of latitude solar tracking Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d9de33e0599d4e609d034cf002c4c53c2021-11-04T15:51:55ZEffect of latitude and sky clearance factor on the effectiveness of solar tracking strategies2331-191610.1080/23311916.2019.1609387https://doaj.org/article/d9de33e0599d4e609d034cf002c4c53c2019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2019.1609387https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1916Solar energy is gaining more grounds in the power generation industry. The effectiveness of solar tracking systems depends on the location’s latitude. In addition, sky clearance has an effect on the received solar radiation. Therefore, it is important to know the effect of both factors in order to select the most appropriate system for each location. While there are many studies concentrated on either of these effects, there are no studies for their joint effect. Here, the combined effect of latitude and sky clearance on the performance of solar tracking systems is presented using data from seven locations with different latitudes and sky clearance factors. Results show that the effect of the sky clearance can overcome the effect of the latitude in terms of the effectiveness of solar tracking systems. The sky clearance factor suppresses the effect of the latitude as the sky clearance factor falls below 0.55.N. Z. Al-RawahiN. Z. Al-AzriTaylor & Francis Grouparticlesolar radiationeffect of sky clearanceeffect of latitudesolar trackingEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENCogent Engineering, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2019)
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topic	solar radiation effect of sky clearance effect of latitude solar tracking Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040
spellingShingle	solar radiation effect of sky clearance effect of latitude solar tracking Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 N. Z. Al-Rawahi N. Z. Al-Azri Effect of latitude and sky clearance factor on the effectiveness of solar tracking strategies
description	Solar energy is gaining more grounds in the power generation industry. The effectiveness of solar tracking systems depends on the location’s latitude. In addition, sky clearance has an effect on the received solar radiation. Therefore, it is important to know the effect of both factors in order to select the most appropriate system for each location. While there are many studies concentrated on either of these effects, there are no studies for their joint effect. Here, the combined effect of latitude and sky clearance on the performance of solar tracking systems is presented using data from seven locations with different latitudes and sky clearance factors. Results show that the effect of the sky clearance can overcome the effect of the latitude in terms of the effectiveness of solar tracking systems. The sky clearance factor suppresses the effect of the latitude as the sky clearance factor falls below 0.55.
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author	N. Z. Al-Rawahi N. Z. Al-Azri
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title	Effect of latitude and sky clearance factor on the effectiveness of solar tracking strategies
title_short	Effect of latitude and sky clearance factor on the effectiveness of solar tracking strategies
title_full	Effect of latitude and sky clearance factor on the effectiveness of solar tracking strategies
title_fullStr	Effect of latitude and sky clearance factor on the effectiveness of solar tracking strategies
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of latitude and sky clearance factor on the effectiveness of solar tracking strategies
title_sort	effect of latitude and sky clearance factor on the effectiveness of solar tracking strategies
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2019
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Effect of latitude and sky clearance factor on the effectiveness of solar tracking strategies

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