You can google for "solar panel angle of incidence" and you'll find some good articles which explain the math. Suffice it to say, it works out that tracking the sun yields about 30% more power than the same panel in a fixed position, assuming consistent sun throughout the day. HTH
Regards, Leon -- Leon Shaner :: Dearborn, Michigan (iPhone) > On Apr 21, 2019, at 9:47 AM, kobuki <nls...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sorry if it might seem a bit off topic, but since I want to integrate this > service in WeeWx, too, I thought it's the appropriate place after all. I'd > like to add a solar power tracker that gives me the theoretical maximum > output of irradiation on a surface in W/m2 that has an arbitrary tilt and > rotation wrt south/north (depending on the hemisphere). I'm sure this has a > Python solution already, I'm just not familiar enough with the subject to > find it. Ultimately I want to estimate the theoretical max. output of our > solar power system on the roof. For starters, I'd be content with calculation > methods that ignore the inherent losses in the system (cables, inverter, > panel temperature coefficients, etc). > > Does anyone have pointers to start with? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
