"twoaxistracking" is a python package for simulating self-shading in fields of two-axis trackers.
The documentation can be found at readthedocs.
The package can be installed using pip:
pip install twoaxistracking
The main non-standard dependency is shapely, which handles the geometric operations. It is recommended to install shapely using conda, which can be done by executing the following command in an Anaconda Prompt:
conda install shapely
The solar modeling library pvlib is recommended for calculating the solar position and can be installed by the command:
If you use the package in published work, please cite:
Adam R. Jensen et al. 2022. "Self-shading of two-axis tracking solar collectors: Impact of field layout, latitude, and aperture shape." Accepted in Solar Energy.
Contributions to the repository, e.g., bug fixes and improvements to speed up the code are more than welcome.
BSD 3-clause.