EVALUATION OF NEW DEVELOPED MODELS FOR ESTIMATION OF DIFFUSE SOLAR RADIATION OVER IKEJA, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

EVALUATION OF NEW DEVELOPED MODELS FOR ESTIMATION OF DIFFUSE SOLAR RADIATION OVER IKEJA, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Published:2024-04-30 Issue:2 Volume:8 Page:286-295
ISSN:2616-1370
Container-title:FUDMA JOURNAL OF SCIENCES
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Author:

Akpootu D. O.,Salifu Simeon Imaben,Idris M.,Nouhou I.,Kola T. A.,Yusuf A.,Agidi O. E.,Aliyu M. A.

Abstract

This study investigates the estimation of diffuse solar radiation in Ikeja, Nigeria (6.58°N, 3.33°E, 39.40m above sea level). Employing a 22-year dataset (2001-2022) of monthly average climatic data from NASA website, nineteen new models were developed to predict diffuse solar radiation. These models incorporated various meteorological parameters including global solar radiation, wind speed, temperature, pressure, and relative humidity. A categorized approach was used, with models falling into five groups: modified Page, Liu and Jordan; clearness index with one additional variable; two-variable; three-variable; and a four-variable model. Evaluation using five statistical tests tools of Mean Bias Error (MBE), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Mean Percentage Error (MPE), t-test, and Coefficient of determination (R²) identified Equation 28h (the model relating diffuse radiation to clearness index and temperature) as the most suitable model out of all the models in each of the five categories for estimation of diffuse solar radiation for Ikeja. Hence, emphasizing the importance of considering both atmospheric clarity and temperature for accurate diffuse solar radiation estimation in this coastal location.

Publisher

Federal University Dutsin-Ma

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