Global solar radiation estimation on a horizontal and a tilted plane in Agadir city, Morocco

Abstract

In this paper, we propose the modeling and simulation of the incident solar radiation on a horizontal and an inclined plane in the city of Agadir. For this concern, we adopt the clear sky model proposed by Kasten, which takes into account some aspects of the atmospheric turbidity into consideration in order to estimate the incidental solar radiation on a horizontal plane. In addition we determine the incident solar radiation on an inclined plane from the global horizontal radiation. To validate the chosen
model, we compare the simulated values of the solar radiation with the experimental measurements given by our CRX10 Campbell meteorological station installed in the location of this study.