Abstract:
Terrestrial solar insolation measurement is of
fundamental importance for the evaluation and
deployment of solar renewable energy systems. Standard
sophisticated instruments like Pyranometer and
Pyrheliometer are not suitable for large-scale use
because of high cost, poor commercial availability and
need of specialized knowledge for their handling. In this
research work, an attempt has been made to develop a
handy and cost effective digital solar insolation meter,
which can be used widely by common users to gather
ample quantity of measurement data. Test results were
almost identical to those of a calibrated standard analog
insolation meter
