Generation of an Annual Typical Meteorological Solar Radiation for Armidale NSW Australia

Abstract

The most common data for describing the local solar climate is through what is called Typical Meteorological Year data (TMY). Typical solar radiation data is very important for the calculations of many solar applications. In this study, typical solar radiation years for Armidale town in New South Wales in Australia are generated from the daily global solar radiation data measured for 23 years, utilising the Finkelstein-Schafer statistical method. The study outcome is expected to show how solar irradiance is potential in Armidale NSW and would be a real help for solar energy generation systems' designers in this region for all building applications varying between residential, educational, administrative and commercial for sizing and maximising efficiency of such systems by using the tabular TYR outcome for the each day of the year.