@misc{e5d2ab6a17f4432cbb2c3ac0d04c2c79,
title = "Characterization of a Low-Cost Multiparameter Sensor for Solar Resource Applications",
abstract = "Low-cost, multiparameter sensing and measurement devices enable cost-effective monitoring of the functional, operational reliability, efficiency, and resiliency of the electric grid. The National Renewable Research Laboratory (NREL) Solar Radiation Research Laboratory (SRRL), in collaboration with Arable Labs, Inc., deployed Arable Lab's Mark multiparameter sensor system. The device measures the downwelling and upwelling shortwave solar resource and longwave radiation, humidity, air temperature, and ground temperature. The system is also equipped with six downward-and upward-facing narrowband spectrometer channels that measure spectral radiation and surface spectral reflectance. This study describes the shortwave calibration, characterization, and validation of measurement accuracy of this instrument by comparison with existing instruments that are part of NREL-SRRL's Baseline Measurement System.",
keywords = "characterization, low-cost multiparameter sensor, narrowband spectrometer, Solar Radiation Research Laboratory, solar resource, spectral radiation, SRRL",
author = "Aron Habte and Manajit Sengupta and Afshin Andreas and Taylor Thomas and Adam Wolf and Christian Gueymard and Ranganath Narasappa",
year = "2018",
language = "American English",
series = "Presented at the World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-7), 10-15 June 2018, Waikoloa, Hawaii",
publisher = "National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)",
address = "United States",
type = "Other",
}