Solar photovoltaic appears to be the most interesting renewable energy in developing countries where its deposit is abundant. Unfortunately, the lack of precise knowledge of solar radiation deposit and its limited data hinder optimal exploitation of solar installations. This study presents a performing model for daily global horizontal solar radiation for the five regional capitals in Togo: Lomé, Atakpamé, Sokodé, Kara and Dapaong. The data used for the study were obtained from the General Directorate of National Meteorology of Togo, for five years. The model developed combines linear and nonlinear methods with harmonic and exponential terms taking into account climatological parameters such as location latitude, daily relative humidity, daily ratio of sunshine duration and daily mean temperature. Statistical errors of the model were compared to those of two previous models elaborated for Togo and Nigeria. The results showed that the model is more efficient to predict global horizontal solar radiation over the five main cities in Togo. The comparison of estimated data and measured ones showed a good agreement between them.
KeywordsHorizontal Solar RadiationModelingNon-Linear RegressionStatistical Errors
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