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x Turton, S.M. (1987), Solar Energy, 38, p. 353. (Tropical sites around the
world.)

D.10 THEORETICAL MODELS AND CALCULATORS
‘Bird’ clear sky and spectral insolation models
x www.nrel.gov/analysis/analysis_tools_tech_sol.html
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Solar Technology Analysis Models and
Tools. DISC and SMARTS models to estimate the direct beam component from
hourly average measured global horizontal data
x www.nrel.gov/analysis/analysis_tools_tech_sol.html
Building energy software tools directory
x www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory/subjects.cfm/pagename=subj
ects/pagename_menu=other_applications/pagename_submenu=solar_climate
_analysis
Sun_Chart solar position calculator
x www.esru.strath.ac.uk/Courseware/Design_tools/Sun_chart/sun-chart.htm
Sustainable Design software tools
x www.susdesign.com/design-tools.html

Maui Solar Energy Design Software Corporation
x www.mauisolarsoftware.com

D.11 GLOBAL GAZETTEER

The Global Gazetteer is an index of the world’s cities and towns, including latitude,
longitude and elevation.
x www.fallingrain.com

REFE RE NCES
Updated World Wide Web links can be found at www.pv.unsw.edu.au/apv_book_refs.

Chapman, R.N. (1990), ‘The synthesis of solar radiation data for sizing stand-alone
photovoltaic systems’, Proc. IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, IEEE, pp.
965–970.
Garrison, J.D. (2002), ‘A program for calculation of solar energy collection by fixed
and tracking collectors’, Solar Energy, 73(4), pp. 241–255.
Lof, G.O., Duffie, J.A. & Smith, C.O. (1996), World Distribution of Solar Radiation,
Solar Energy Laboratory, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Marion, W. & George, R. (2001), ‘Calculation of solar radiation using a methodology
with worldwide potential’, Solar Energy, 71(4), pp. 275–283.

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