Multivariate Analysis for Solar Resource Assessment Using Unsupervised Learning on Images from the GOES-13 Satellite
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Salinas-González, Jared D.; García-Hernández, Alejandra; Riveros-Rosas, David; Moreno-Chávez, Gamaliel; Zarzalejo, Luis F.; [et al.]Fecha
2022-05-05Resumen
Solar resource assessment is of paramount importance in the planning of solar energy applications. Solar resources are abundant and characterization is essential for the optimal design of a system. Solar energy is estimated, indirectly, by the processing of satellite images. Several analyses with satellite images have considered a single variable—cloudiness. Other variables, such as albedo, have been recognized as critical for estimating solar irradiance. In this work, a multivariate analysis was carried out, taking into account four variables: cloudy sky index, albedo, linke turbidity factor (TL2), and altitude in satellite image channels. To reduce the dimensionality of the database (satellite images), a principal component analysis (PCA) was done. To determine regions with a degree of homogeneity of solar irradiance, a cluster analysis with unsupervised learning was performed, and two clustering techniques were compared: k-means and Gaussian mixture models (GMMs). With respect to k-...
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solar resource assessment
clustering analysis
satellite images
climatic features
unsupervised learning
solar energy