RT journal article
T1 Design and Test of a High-Performance Wireless Sensor Network for Irradiance Monitoring
A1 Espinosa Gavira, Manuel Jesús
A1 Agüera Pérez, Agustín
A1 Sierra Fernández, José María
A1 González de la Rosa, Juan José
A1 Palomares Salas, José Carlos
A1 Florencias Oliveros, Olivia
A2 Ingeniería en AutomáticaElectrónica, Arquitectura y Redes de Computadores
K1 irradiance WSN
K1 high-performance WSN
K1 solar irradiance
K1 low-cost WSN
K1 online wireless sensor network
K1 irradiance network
K1 nowcasting
AB Cloud-induced photovoltaic variability can affect grid stability and power quality, especiallyin electricity systems with high penetration levels. The availability of irradiance field forecasts in thescale of seconds and meters is fundamental for an adequate control of photovoltaic systems in orderto minimize their impact on distribution networks. Irradiance sensor networks have proved to beefficient tools for supporting these forecasts, but the costs of monitoring systems with the requiredspecifications are economically justified only for large plants and research purposes. This study dealswith the design and test of a wireless irradiance sensor network as an adaptable operational solutionfor photovoltaic systems capable of meeting the measurement specifications necessary for capturingthe clouds passage. The network was based on WiFi, comprised 16 pyranometers, and proved to bestable at sampling periods up to 25 ms, providing detailed spatial representations of the irradiancefield and its evolution. As a result, the developed network was capable of achieving comparablespecifications to research wired irradiance monitoring network with the advantages in costs andflexibility of the wireless technology, thus constituting a valuable tool for supporting nowcastingsystems for photovoltaic management and control.
PB MDPI
SN 1424-8220
YR 2022
FD 2022-04
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26926
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26926
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026