Twelve month performance evaluation for the rotating shadowband radiometer

摘要

The Southwest Technology Development institute staff compared twelve months of 10-minute average data from a rotating shadowband radiometer (RSR) with data from three thermopile-based reference radiometers. Particular attention was focused on determining the accuracy of the direct normal irradiance data reported by the RSR. Accurate measurement of direct normal irradiance is the most critical requirement of the RSR when used for performance assessment of concentrating solar thermal collectors. Evaluation of three different methods of post-collection data processing was also performed.