Table 3 Data training and test set summary.

From: Comprehensive assessment, review, and comparison of AI models for solar irradiance prediction based on different time/estimation intervals

Database

TMY

SARAH

WB-ESMAP

Type of Solar Irradiance

GSR (global beam direct solar irradiance in W/m2), DSR (Diffused solar irradiance in W/m2)

DNI (daily average solar radiation flux at the surface normal to the direction of the sun Wh/m2)

DHIRSI (Diffused Horizontal Irradiance in W/m2), GHISil (Global Horizontal Irradiance from silicon pyranometer in W/m2), GHIpyr (Global Horizontal Irradiance from thermopile pyranometer in W/m2)

Data timestep

Hourly

Daily average

Minutes

Data size

12 years

34 years

2 years

Data size (100%)

105,192 × 7

12,670 × 4

566,251 × 13

Training dataset (90%)

94,672 × 7

11,401 × 4

509,624 × 13

Test dataset (10%)

10,517 × 7

1266 × 4

56,624 × 13

Input parameters

Year, month, day, hour, sun elevation, ambient temperature, wind speed at 10 m

Year, month, day, sunshine duration

Year, month, day, hour, minute, air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, calculated wind speed, sensor cleaning, precipitation, Barometric pressure