Open AccessTilt response of pyranometers - studies at Pune
Author(s) -
V.V. KANADE,
Varad Abhyankar
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v48i3.4287
Subject(s) - pyranometer , irradiance , environmental science , tilt (camera) , sky , remote sensing , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , geography , geology , optics , physics , mathematics , geometry
. Pyranometers are normally used in a horizontal position to measure the global solar irradiance from the sun and sky. Because of the use of the pyranometers at sloping angles for determining the efficiency of the solar energy conversion installations, the effect of the tilled positions have to be quantified. Central Radiation Laboratory at Pune has made its own device and made measurements of the outputs of different pyranometers at different sloping angles. The results are discussed in the paper.