Quality Control for Solar Irradiance Data

Abstract

With the advent of sensing technology, high-resolution data have become ubiquitous among various smart grid applications. Whereas the data provide valuable empirical evidence, they are often, if not always, subject to significant measurement uncertainty. However, nor is there any standardized procedure to quality control (QC) these data. In this regard, this paper investigates the well-known dataset from the Baseline Solar Radiation Network (BSRN). BSRN archives (mostly) 1-min solar irradiance data from 60 stations around the world for over two decades. A six-step QC procedure is demonstrated using the BSRN data.