pvlib / twoaxistracking

twoaxistracking is a python package for simulating two-axis tracking solar collectors, particularly self-shading.

Open source code for calculating self-shading of two-axis tracking solar collectors

twoaxistracking is a python package for simulating two-axis tracking solar collectors, particularly self-shading.

Documentation

The documentation can be found at readthedocs.

Installation and dependencies

The package can be installed using pip:

pip install twoaxistracking

Citing

If you use the package in published work, please cite:

Adam R. Jensen, Ioannis Sifnaios, and Kevin Anderson. "twoaxistracking – a python package for simulating self-shading of two-axis tracking solar collectors." MethodsX, 9, 101876, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2022.101876

and

Adam R. Jensen, Ioannis Sifnaios, Simon Furbo, and Janne Dragsted. "Self-shading of two-axis tracking solar collectors: Impact of field layout, latitude, and aperture shape." Solar Energy, 236, 215–224, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.02.023

Contributing

Contributions to the repository, e.g., bug fixes and improvements to speed up the code are more than welcome.

License

BSD 3-clause.