[TRNSYS-users] Solar-tilt angle

David BRADLEY via TRNSYS-users trnsys-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Thu Jan 26 07:51:29 PST 2017


Saikat Das,

  There are two ways that you can do this. If you want to set the slope 
and azimuth of a surface (or axis) and have it remain fixed throughout 
the simulation or have the surface track the sun in a prescribed manner 
then you can use Type15 as Jeff mentioned in his email.

  If, however, you want to create a different tracking scheme or if your 
surface's slope and azimuth follow some other pattern then you can use 
Type15 to get the solar radiation on a horizontal surface and use Type9 
to read a data file containing slope and azimuth. The results of Type9 
and Type15 can then be passed to Type16 for processing. I saw this 
technique used in a project some years ago that was looking at the 
energy use of a large cruise ship, which was treated as a building whose 
walls and windows changed azimuth according to the ship's direction.

kind regards,

  David



On 01/26/2017 06:47, Saikat Das via TRNSYS-users wrote:
> I am trying to study the solar power generation of a photovoltaic 
> panel by varying the tilt angles in different months. In Trnsys is it 
> possible to do such a study? If it is possible then where do I input 
> the tilt angles?
>
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