https://github.com/pvlib/twoaxistracking

twoaxistracking is a python package for simulating two-axis tracking solar collectors, particularly self-shading.
https://github.com/pvlib/twoaxistracking

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

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pvlib/twoaxistracking
• Owner: pvlib
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2021-06-07T23:34:09.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-23T06:28:05.000Z (16 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-24T18:34:55.166Z (15 days ago)
• Topics: photovoltaics, python, renewable-energy, solar-energy
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://twoaxistracking.readthedocs.io
• Size: 4.09 MB
• Stars: 7
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Citation: CITATION.cff

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README

        
# 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](https://twoaxistracking.readthedocs.io/).

## 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](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](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](LICENSE).