Abstract
Short-term forecasting of solar irradiance is an important issue
for many fields of solar energy applications. As the solar surface
irradiance can be inferred from satellite measurements with a high
temporal and spatial resolution, we use satellite images as a data
source for forecasting. The satellite data provide information on
cloudiness, the most important atmospheric parameter for surface
irradiance. This paper describes the application of a statistical
method to detect the motion of cloud structures from satellite images.
Extrapolating the temporal development of the cloud situation, solar
radiation can be predicted for time scales from 30 min up to 2 h.
The forecasts are evaluated with respect to accuracy and an example
for the application of the forecast algorithm to predict PV power
output is presented.
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