Perspectives on the origin, derivation, meaning, and significance of the isotropic sky model

2020/03/02 by N.R. Kamphuis, Nathan R. Kamphuis, Christian A. Gueymard +7 · 1 voice
Computer Science · Environmental Science · #Impact of Light on Environment and Health #Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics #Urban Heat Island Mitigation

paper · doi:10.1016/j.solener.2020.02.067

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Discussions

• When it comes to estimating isotropic sky diffuse radiation on a tilted plane, it is most common to use the view factor (1 + cos s ) / 2. Where s is the tilt of the plane relative to horizontal. As ot [stackexchange, 0 points]