E. Zawilska
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
M. J. Brooks
Sustainable Energy Research Group, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp110573686Published in: World Renewable Energy Congress - Sweden; 8-13 May; 2011; Linköping; Sweden
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 57:3, p. 3686-3693
Published: 2011-11-03
ISBN: 978-91-7393-070-3
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
This study presents the record and analysis of solar radiometry and selected meteorological parameters for Durban; South Africa over a full one-year period from January to December 2007. The results comprise of the key components essential in an assessment of the solar energy resource including global horizontal irradiance; global irradiance on a north-pointing tilted plane at 30° latitude angle; direct normal irradiance and diffuse horizontal irradiance. In addition; the ambient air temperature; humidity and rainfall records are presented and discussed. Selected solar radiometry variables obtained from the STARlab study were compared with data available from various sources including the HelioClim dataset; the NASA SSE database and the literature. The ongoing aim of this study is to build a reliable record of the solar resource for planning; engineering design and effective operation of solar energy systems and applications.
