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Assessment of Global Solar Radiation Absorbed in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Received: 26 August 2014     Accepted: 11 September 2014     Published: 20 September 2014
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Assessment of Global Solar Radiation Absorbed in Maiduguri, Nigeria was carried out in order to assist researchers in the field of solar radiation especially in developing countries that are increasingly faced with a serious data constraint. This will prove useful to many fields of study that rely on atmospheric energy input. The irradiation data was measured with the aid of constructed solar cell-based Pyranometer called the Reliable Model Pyranometer (RMP 002) at promising site. Insolation data at 1 min intervals were recorded for Maiduguri, Nigeria, using data loggers. The data were stored in a propriety binary format and later saved as text files that were imported into excel. From the data obtained, it was observed that maximum values of insolation occurred during the winter period while the minimum occurred during the summer period.

Published in International Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (Volume 3, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijrse.20140305.14
Page(s) 108-114
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Keywords

Global Solar Radiation, Irradiation Data, Pyranometer, Data Loggers, Insolation

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  • Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Adamawa State University, Mubi, Nigeria

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