Generating a solar radiation map of the UK for a given period of time
In the same way the csv file is created, a matlab script is to be run:
High_Resolution_Solar_Mapping_v1 and in the event of the script being run an input dialog box should appear. This requires a start and end date to be insert such that a data string can be calculated between these dates. N.B. the data is required to be entered in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy. For example: if we would like data from the 1st of January 2003 until the 23rd of August 2006, the data should be entered as shown in Figure 1. |
Thereafter the script will run performing multiple loops generating hourly data series of the entire UK and summing them over the selected period of time. In the event of the program satisfying the input conditions a global solar radiation map will be automatically generated.
Graham Cairns
University of Edinburgh, 2013
University of Edinburgh, 2013