pre114 - Solar Energy Meteorology (Course overview)

pre114 - Solar Energy Meteorology (Course overview)

Institute of Physics 6 KP
Module components Semester courses Sommersemester 2022 Examination
Lecture
  • No access 5.04.4064 - Advanced Solar Energy Meteorology Show lecturers
    • Dr. Thomas Schmidt

    Tuesday: 14:15 - 15:45, weekly (from 19/04/22)

  • No access 5.06.M211 - Solar Energy Meteorology Applications Show lecturers
    • Dr. Jorge Enrique Lezaca Galeano

    Tuesday: 16:15 - 17:45, weekly (from 19/04/22)

    Lecturer from Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) The lecture addresses applications of solar energy meteorology. As a basis, most important physical laws for solar energy meteorology as well as models for solar resource assessment and forecasting are introduced. A special emphasis will be on evaluation concepts and applications. The students will learn about: • requirements for solar resource data from different applications • models and measurement devices for solar resource assessment and forecasting • benefits and drawbacks of different models • methods to assess the quality of solar resource data The lectures are combined with short exercises. In the last - seminar type - part of the course the students are asked to get a better understanding of lessons learnt by studying and presenting publications related to solar energy meteorology.

Seminar
Notes on the module
Prerequisites
Successful participation in “Energy Meteorology 5.06.M117
Prüfungszeiten
During the semester
Module examination
1 Written examination: 90 to 180 minutes and regular active participation
Skills to be acquired in this module

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)