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 (about 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-10-07T09:00:30.000Z (9 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-01-05T14:55:38.198Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: photovoltaics, python, renewable-energy, solar-energy
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://twoaxistracking.readthedocs.io
- Size: 5.92 MB
- Stars: 10
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 6
- Open Issues: 6
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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).