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Local short-term variability in solar irradiance
Gerald M. Lohmann
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Energy Meteorology Group, Institute of Physics, Oldenburg University, Oldenburg, Germany
Adam H. Monahan
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of
Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Detlev Heinemann
Energy Meteorology Group, Institute of Physics, Oldenburg University, Oldenburg, Germany
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Increasing numbers of photovoltaic (PV) power systems call for the characterization of irradiance variability with very high spatiotemporal resolution. We use 1 Hz irradiance data recorded by as many as 99 pyranometers and show mixed sky conditions to differ substantially from clear and overcast skies. For example, the probabilities of strong fluctuations and their respective spatial autocorrelation structures are appreciably distinct under mixed conditions.
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