Evaluation of solar radiation intensity for the territory of the Southern Federal District of Russia when designing microgrids based on renewable energy sources

Abstract

It is proposed to use a developed computer program for evaluation of the Sun’s radiation potential in a certain locale in the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation based on a combination of the method of application of the daily profile of solar radiation access in conditions of an absolutely clear sky and actinometrical data from the NASA electronic base when designing solar power plants for use as an electric energy source in the structure of microgrids based on renewable energy sources. Such an approach permits considering the climatological conditions of the region, reducing significantly the time of calculations, and increasing the accuracy of the adopted decisions upon the minimal volume of the basic data.