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NREL NSRDB: National Solar Radiation Database
Useful Standards
- IEEE Standard 1361-2014: IEEE Guide for Selecting, Charging, Testing, and Evaluating Lead-Acid Batteries Used in Stand-Alone Photovoltaic (PV) Systems IEEE Standards Association
- IEEE Standard 1013-2019: IEEE Recommended Practice for Sizing Lead-Acid Batteries for Stand-Alone Photovoltaic (PV) Systems IEEE Standards Association
- IEEE Standard 1562-2021: IEEE Recommended Practice for Sizing Stand-Alone Photovoltaic (PV) Systems IEEE Standards Association
It can be noted that Li-ion batteries can be used as storage elements as well, provided that some battery management system is provided on the battery stack or on converter-level.
- IEC standard 61724-1:2021: Photovoltaic system performance (ISBN number 9782832250884) IEC 61724-1:2021
- International building code 2021: 2021 International Building Code (IBC)
- International Energy Conservation Code 2021: 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
Further suggested links
- Website specific for evaluations of new solar plant installations: Data, software and services for solar projects | Solargis
- Specific tool (python-based with graphic-user interface) for renewable power plant designs: Welcome - System Advisor Model - SAM
- Map design open-source software: Spatial without Compromise · QGIS Web Site
Further suggested readings
- J. Walrand, N. Edalat and M. Motani, "Sizing and control of residential solar panel and battery," 2015 IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm), Miami, FL, USA, 2015, pp. 527-532, doi: 10.1109/SmartGridComm.2015.7436354.
- Alberto Dolara, Sonia Leva, Giampaolo Manzolini,”Comparison of different physical models for PV power output prediction,” Solar Energy, Volume 119, 2015, Pages 83-99, ISSN 0038-092X, doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.06.017. Comparison of different physical models for PV power output prediction