[TRNSYS-users] Geometry Issues

[David Bradley]

Jeff,
 Type30 is for collector array shading if you have two rows of 
collectors, both sloped at the same angle but one behind the other. I 
think what you want to do instead since your collectors are facing 
different directions is to define two surfaces in Type15 (the weather 
processor) or in Type16 if you are reading your own data file and 
processing it. Then define two Type94s, one for each of the two arrays 
that face different directions.
Kind regards,
 David


Jeff Rayl wrote:
> I'm trying to model a PV system that is really two separate arrays 
> intertwined. I need one array to face East, with an individual panel 
> angle of 15 degrees and the entire array slope of 10 degrees. The 
> second array needs to face West with the same angles. This is supposed 
> to be somewhat like tracking on a North South axis, only with two 
> fixed panels, one in each direction.
>
> I've been attempting to do this by using Type 30a. Also, when 
> inporting the weather data the azimuth and slope of the surfaces can 
> be set. Does this interfere with setting the slope and azimuth set in 
> type 30a?
>
> Thank you,
>
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> Jeff Rayl
> Solar Decathlon 2009 Electrical & PV PM
> Engineers for A Sustainable World President
> Electrical Engineering
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