| ASTS | automatic solar tracking system |
| BSRN | Baseline Surface Radiation Network |
| CSP | concentrating solar power |
| DHI | diffuse horizontal irradiance |
| DNI | direct normal irradiance |
| DT | decision tree |
| GCR | ground coverage ratio |
| GHI | global horizontal irradiance |
| LSTM | long short-term memory |
| MAE | mean absolute error |
| MLP | multi-layer perceptron |
| MSE | mean squared error |
| ME | max error |
| NCU | network controller unit |
| NREL | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| RF | random forest |
| SPA | solar position algorithm |
| ST | solar tracker |
| TCU | tracker control unit |
| TMY | typical meteorological year |