Article
Mobile sensor for clouds shadow detection and direct normal irradiance estimation
Author/s | Aguilar López, José María
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() García, Ramón A. Sánchez, Adolfo J. Gallego Len, Antonio Javier ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Camacho, Eduardo F. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática |
Publication Date | 2022 |
Deposit Date | 2023-04-19 |
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Abstract | This paper presents a mobile sensor system to detect and estimate low direct normal irradiance (DNI) areas caused by clouds shadows. This work proposes using a team of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to localise and ... This paper presents a mobile sensor system to detect and estimate low direct normal irradiance (DNI) areas caused by clouds shadows. This work proposes using a team of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to localise and characterise the shadow of mobile clouds. This information can be used by the plant control system to minimise its effects over a solar plant. Simulations to test and discuss the algorithm are presented. The work presented here obtains a similar degree of precision as far as the estimation of the shape of the cloud shadow is concerned but with a much faster computational time than other algorithms described in literature. |
Funding agencies | European Research Council (ERC) |
Project ID. | 789051
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Citation | Aguilar López, J.M., García, R.A., Sánchez, A.J., Gallego Len, A.J. y Camacho, E.F. (2022). Mobile sensor for clouds shadow detection and direct normal irradiance estimation. Solar Energy, 237, 470-482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.12.032. |