New methodology for adjusting rotating shadowband irradiometer measurement

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New methodology for adjusting rotating shadowband irradiometer measurement

Frank Vignola, Josh Peterson, Stefan Wilbert, Philippe Blanc, Norbert Geuder, Christian Kern

To cite this version:

Frank Vignola, Josh Peterson, Stefan Wilbert, Philippe Blanc, Norbert Geuder, et al.. New method-

ology for adjusting rotating shadowband irradiometer measurement. AIP Conference Proceedings,

American Institute of Physics, 2017, SOLARPACES 2016: International Conference on Concentrating

Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 1850 (1), pp.140021. �10.1063/1.4984529�. �hal-01553426�

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PhD, Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1274, USA.

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DLR, Institute of Solar Research, Qualification, 04200 Tabernas, Spain

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New methodology for adjusting rotating shadowband irradiometer measurement

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New methodology for adjusting rotating shadowband irradiometer measurement

Frank Vignola, Josh Peterson, Stefan Wilbert, Philippe Blanc, Norbert Geuder, Christian Kern

To cite this version:

Frank Vignola, Josh Peterson, Stefan Wilbert, Philippe Blanc, Norbert Geuder, et al.. New method-

ology for adjusting rotating shadowband irradiometer measurement. AIP Conference Proceedings,

American Institute of Physics, 2017, SOLARPACES 2016: International Conference on Concentrating

Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 1850 (1), pp.140021. �10.1063/1.4984529�. �hal-01553426�

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