Photovoltaic Energy System
| Icon | Name | ID | Category | Subcategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Photovoltaic Energy System | PvSimple | [hive] | Solar |
Calculates total photovoltaic electricity generation using simplified a equation (E_PV = G * F_F * A * eta_PV * PR)
| Name | ID | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global_Irradiation | G | Global horizontal irradiation, in [kWh/m²] | float |
| FormFactor | F_F | Form factor, also known as orientation factor, that defines how much of the global annual irradiation is effectively used, depending on the angle of the PV surface. Fractional value [0.0, >1.0]. (Default: 1.0) | float |
| SurfaceArea | A | PV surface are in [m²]. (Default: 1.0) | float |
| PVEfficiency | eta_PV | PV technology efficiency, fractional value [0.0, 1.0]. (Default: 0.15) | float |
| PerformanceRatio | PR | Performance Ratio, depends on how well the PV is exposed (shaded, not) and how clean it is (dirty, dusty, super clean). Fractional [0.0, 1.0]. (Default: 0.75) | float |
| Name | ID | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| annual yield | annual | Total solar electricity generation [kWh]. | float |
TODO: FIND OUT HOW TO UPLOAD FILES ON GITHUB WIKI
- Example 01: Practice using the Energy Conversion Form with different photovoltaic (PV) Surfaces.
- Example 02: Run a monthly energy simulation, using photovoltaics (PV) as the energy supply system.
TODO: MOVE TO THE MONTHLY SIMULATION PART
- Find more detailed workflows using Honeybee, which integrate photovoltaics into an energy simulation. Link: http://hydrashare.github.io/hydra/viewer?owner=chriswmackey&fork=hydra_2&id=Energy_Simulation_With_Photovoltaics&slide=0&scale=1&offset=0,0
- Assembly:
Hive.Core.solar_tech.ghpy - Source:
src/Hive.Core/solar_tech/simple_pv.py