Journal
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Volume 96, Issue -, Pages 157-166Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.04.070
Keywords
Bacteria colony; Agent based modeling; Dynamic shading; Fuzzy
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Clouds are a complex phenomenon which is the result of a strong interaction between multiple variables. Modeling its behavior through physical principles is a task that requires time and is computationally demanding. One of the main effects caused by clouds are the shadows produced over the earth's surface, a phenomenon inherently complex due its origin. This paper proposes a computationally low demanding model for imitating (not predicting) the behavior of cloud shading by applying a biomimetic approach. This analogy relays on using a bacterial colony growth behavior. The aim of this paper is to establish a methodology to develop a cloud-shading model useful for transient analysis in solar fields. The proposed model is evaluated qualitative and quantitative by comparing it with a model based on fractal surfaces and with real sky images. The qualitative evaluation indicates that shadows created by the proposed model change its shapes and move as seen in the real phenomenon. On the other hand, the quantitative assessment is accomplished through the Fast Fourier Transform analysis. This analysis indicates that the proposed model is able to achieve the performance shown by real cloud images. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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