Articles | Volume 9, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1601-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1601-2016
Research article
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12 Apr 2016
Research article |  | 12 Apr 2016

Calibration methods for rotating shadowband irradiometers and optimizing the calibration duration

Wilko Jessen, Stefan Wilbert, Bijan Nouri, Norbert Geuder, and Holger Fritz

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Geuder, N., Affolter, R., Kraas, B., and Wilbert, S.: Long-term Behavior, Accuracy and Drift of LI-200 Pyranometers as Radiation Sensors in Rotating Shadowband Irradiometers (RSI), Energy Procedia, 49, 2330–2339, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.247, 2014.
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This paper covers procedures and requirements of two calibration methods and examines the necessary duration of acquisition of test measurements. Site-specific seasonal changes of environmental conditions cause small but noticeable fluctuation of calibration results. Calibration results within certain periods show a higher likelihood of deviation. These effects can partially be attenuated by including more measurements from outside these periods.