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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Jan Kleissl is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Automotive Engineering.

The main topics of Jan Kleissl's work include smart grid energy management, solar radiation and photovoltaics, electric vehicles and infrastructure, microgrid control and optimization, advanced battery technologies research, optimal power flow distribution, and photovoltaic system optimization techniques.

Jan Kleissl has published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Applied Energy
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Jan Kleissl include:

  • A review of solar forecasting, its dependence on atmospheric sciences and implications for grid integration: Towards carbon neutrality, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Verification of deterministic solar forecasts, 2020, Solar Energy
  • An archived dataset from the ECMWF Ensemble Prediction System for probabilistic solar power forecasting, 2022, Solar Energy
  • Assessment of concentrated solar power generation potential in China based on Geographic Information System (GIS), 2022, Applied Energy
  • Estimation of the largest expected photovoltaic power ramp rates, 2020, Applied Energy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jan Kleissl include Adil Khurram, Dazhi Yang, Yi-An Chen, Avik Ghosh, and B. Washom.

In 2008, Jan Kleissl was recognized as a Hellman Fellow.

Best Publications

  • Intra-hour forecasting with a total sky imager at the UC San Diego solar energy testbed

    Chi Wai Chow;Bryan Urquhart;Matthew Lave;Anthony Dominguez

  • History and trends in solar irradiance and PV power forecasting: A preliminary assessment and review using text mining

    Dazhi Yang;Jan Kleissl;Christian A. Gueymard;Hugo T.C. Pedro

  • Solar Energy Forecasting and Resource Assessment

    Jan Kleissl

  • Storage Size Determination for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems

    Yu Ru;J. Kleissl;S. Martinez

  • Evaluation of numerical weather prediction for intra-day solar forecasting in the continental United States

    Patrick Mathiesen;Jan Kleissl

  • Energy dispatch schedule optimization and cost benefit analysis for grid-connected, photovoltaic-battery storage systems

    A. Nottrott;Jan Kleissl;B. Washom

  • A review of solar forecasting, its dependence on atmospheric sciences and implications for grid integration: Towards carbon neutrality

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  • Impact of the 2002 Canadian Forest Fires on Particulate Matter Air Quality in Baltimore City

    Amir Sapkota;J. Morel Symons;Jan Kleissl;Lu Wang

  • Short-term reforecasting of power output from a 48 MWe solar PV plant

    Yinghao Chu;Bryan Urquhart;Seyyed M.I. Gohari;Hugo T.C. Pedro

  • High-frequency irradiance fluctuations and geographic smoothing

    Matthew Lave;Jan Kleissl;Ery Arias-Castro

  • Solar irradiance forecasting using a ground-based sky imager developed at UC San Diego

    Handa Yang;Ben Kurtz;Dung Nguyen;Bryan Urquhart

  • A Wavelet-Based Variability Model (WVM) for Solar PV Power Plants

    M. Lave;J. Kleissl;J. S. Stein

  • Optimum fixed orientations and benefits of tracking for capturing solar radiation in the continental United States

    Matthew Lave;Jan Kleissl

  • Verification of deterministic solar forecasts

    Dazhi Yang;Stefano Alessandrini;Javier Antonanzas;Fernando Antonanzas-Torres

  • Soiling losses for solar photovoltaic systems in California

    Felipe A. Mejia;Jan Kleissl

  • Regional and hemispheric impacts of anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions on summertime CO and O3 in the North Atlantic lower free troposphere

    R. E. Honrath;R. C. Owen;M. Val Martín;J. S. Reid

  • Large-eddy simulation of a diurnal cycle of the atmospheric boundary layer: Atmospheric stability and scaling issues

    Vijayant Kumar;Jan Kleissl;Jan Kleissl;Charles Meneveau;Marc B. Parlange

  • A method for cloud detection and opacity classification based on ground based sky imagery

    M. S. Ghonima;B. Urquhart;C. W. Chow;J. E. Shields

  • Solar variability of four sites across the state of Colorado

    Matthew Lave;Jan Kleissl

  • Overview of Solar-Forecasting Methods and a Metric for Accuracy Evaluation

    Carlos F.M. Coimbra;Jan Kleissl;Ricardo Marquez

  • The Effect of Dust on Solar Photovoltaic Systems

    F. Mejia;J. Kleissl;J.L. Bosch

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc B. Parlange
Marc B. Parlange University of Rhode Island
Jan M. H. Hendrickx
Jan M. H. Hendrickx New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Charles Meneveau
Charles Meneveau Johns Hopkins University
Richard E. Honrath
Richard E. Honrath Michigan Technological University
Sonia Martinez
Sonia Martinez University of California, San Diego
Kyaw Tha Paw U
Kyaw Tha Paw U University of California, Davis
Joel R. Norris
Joel R. Norris University of California, San Diego
Carlos F.M. Coimbra
Carlos F.M. Coimbra University of California, San Diego
Detlev Helmig
Detlev Helmig Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
David G. Victor
David G. Victor University of California, San Diego

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