[TRNSYS-users] Solar radiation data

[Jeff Thornton]

Adnan, 

If the solar radiation data that you have is the instantaneous
measurement, or the average rate over the 10-minute period, in W/m2 then
the conversion is: 

10 W/m2 =>10 J/s.m2 * 3600 s/hr * 1 kJ/1000 J = 36 kJ/h.m2 

If the data you have is the integrated total then the conversion is
different: 

10 W.hr/m2 => 10 J.hr/s.m2 * 1 kJ/1000 J * 3600 s/hr = 36 kJ/m2 

But the radiation processor requires the rate so we must divide by the
timestep of the integration period: 

36 kJ/m2 / 10 minutes * 60 minutes/hr = 216 kJ/h.m2 

Bottom line: make sure you know the units of the measurement which you
were given. 

Jeff 

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On 01/06/2019 7:47 pm, adnan rasheed via TRNSYS-users wrote: 

> Hello everyone, 
> 
> i have a question about use of 10 min interval solar radiation data used for TYPE 9 (data reader) and TYPE 16 (radiation processor). i have 10 min interval solar radiation data in W/m2, i need to convert this data to KJ/m2/hr to used in TRNSYS. how should i do among followings... 
> 
> 10 W/m2 .......... 10 *1000/ 3600 = 10 * 3.6 KJ/m2/hr. or i need to convert it as 
> 10 W/m2.......... 10 * 1000/600 = 10 * 0.6 KJ/m2/10min 
> 
> Thanks in advance.. 
> 
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> Adnan Rasheed 
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> Kyungpook National University 
> Daegu, South Korea. 
> +82-102762-0105 
> adnan.upm.spain at gmail.com, adnanrasheed at knu.ac.kr 
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