15Oct 2019

STATIC EVALUATION OF THE GLOBAL SOLAR POTENTIAL IN THE REGION OF KARA (TOGO) BY EMPIRICAL MODELS.

  • Laboratory Materials, Renewable Energies and Environment, Department of Physics, University of Kara, Kara, Togo.
  • Research Laboratory in Engineering Sciences, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Lome, Lome, Togo.
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In this work, we propose different empirical models for the estimation of daily global solar radiation on a horizontal plane in the region of Kara in Togo. The performance of the models is evaluated on the basis of statistical indicators such as: the correlation coefficient (R) and the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE). It appears that the Angstrom-Prescott linear model is the most efficient for the site. For this model, the values of R and RMSE are 0.9256 and 0.046, respectively. It can therefore be used to estimate the solar potential of the region of Kara.

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[Serge Dzo Mawuefa Afenyiveh, Koffi Mawugno Kodjo and Hoavo Hova. (2019); STATIC EVALUATION OF THE GLOBAL SOLAR POTENTIAL IN THE REGION OF KARA (TOGO) BY EMPIRICAL MODELS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Oct). 830-835] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

KODJO Koffi Mawugno
University of Lome - TOGO

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/9898      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/9898

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