Abstract:
In order to study the applicability of clear-sky models in northern China,this study uses 1-minute global horizontal solar irradiance and MERRA-2 reanalysis data from seven stations in Northern China,selects the Reno method to filter clear-sky periods,evaluates the performance of seven clear-sky models by eleven statistics,and adopts the principal component analysis method to rank the models. The results,ranked in descending order(from high to low)are as follows:MAC2,REST2V5,BIRD,INEICHEN,IQBALC,sSOLIS,ESRA. The MAC2 and REST2V5 models have high accuracy in calculating solar radiation in clear sky and have good applicability in northern regions.