Abstract
The results obtained by using an existing model to estimate global solar radiation (GHI) in three different locations in Tunisia. These data are compared with GHI meteorological measurements and PV_Gis satellite imagery estimation. Some statistical indicators (R, R2, MPE, AMPE, MBE, AMBE and RMSE) have been used to measure the performance of the used model. Correlation coefficient for the different stations was close to 1.0. The meteorology and satellite determination coefficient (R2) were also near 1.0 except in the case of Nabeul station in which the meteorology measurements (R) were equals to 0.5848 because of the loss of data in this location due to meteorological conditions. This numerical model provides the best performance according to statistical results in different locations; therefore, this model can be used to estimate global solar radiation in Tunisia. The R square values are used as a statistical indicator to demonstrate that the model’s results are compatible with those of meteorology with a percentage of error less than 10%.
Highlights
The results obtained by using an existing model to estimate global solar radiation (GHI) in three different locations in Tunisia
The meteorology and satellite determination coefficient (R2) were near 1.0 except in the case of Nabeul station in which the meteorology measurements (R) were equals to 0.5848 because of the loss of data in this location due to meteorological conditions. This numerical model provides the best performance according to statistical results in different locations; this model can be used to estimate global solar radiation in Tunisia
The R square values are used as a statistical indicator to demonstrate that the model’s results are compatible with those of meteorology with a percentage of error less than 10%
Summary
The results obtained by using an existing model to estimate global solar radiation (GHI) in three different locations in Tunisia. This numerical model provides the best performance according to statistical results in different locations; this model can be used to estimate global solar radiation in Tunisia. To estimate the data in all Tunisian locations and yield good results close to those generated by meteorological stations and satellite imagery[33,34,35].
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