pre114 - Solar Energy Meteorology (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

After successful completion of the module students should be able to

-       explain the concepts of physical processes governing the surface solar irradiance available for
        solar energy applications

-       model the solar radiation and show their expertise in application, adaptation and
        development of models

-       discuss state-of-the-art-methods in satellite-based irradiance estimation and solar power
        forecasting

-     discuss and present state of the art of the application of modern solar energy meteorology on a
      wide range (from residential systems to solar power plants, from solar thermal to photovoltaic
       systems)

This specialization module covers more in-depth topics concerning solar energy meteorology.

Based on students’ knowledge about the solar resource, solar thermal and photovoltaic technology, students deepen their knowledge on the resource for such systems.

Lecture

• Physics of radiative processes in the atmosphere
• Physical modelling of atmospheric radiative transfer (incl. computing tools)
• Solar irradiance modelling for solar energy applications
• Solar spectral irradiance: Theory and relevance for solar energy systems
• Satellite-based estimation of solar irradiance
• Solar irradiance (and solar power) forecasting
• Solar radiation measurements: Basics and setup of high quality measurement system

Seminar

• sources of solar data and discussion of their quality
• solar resource assessment:

• basic models,
• measurements,
• satellite models
• data sets

• validation and application of solar resource data sets
• forecasting of solar radiation: sky-camera forecasts, satellite-based forecasts, numerical weather predictions, statistical methods
• forecast validation
• selected applications

• irradiance and PV power forecasting
• application of solar resource data for yield assessment