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Hi All,

I'm located in the southern hemisphere. It's my understanding PV Syst uses the following rules for Azimuth:

In northern hemisphere, the plane azimuth is defined as the angle between south and collector plane. This angle is taken as negative toward east, i.e. goes in the antitrigonometric direction.

Example: south plane, azimuth = 0, east plane, azimuth = -90°.

In southern hemisphere, the plane azimuth is defined as the angle between north and collector plane. This angle is taken as negative toward east, i.e. goes in the trigonometric direction.

For example for my location in the southern hemisphere:

Facing North is 180

Facing South is 0

Facing East is -90

Facing West is 90

That's correct right ?

Many thx

Kind regards

Posted

Hi bendesa1962,

Your understanding and definitions are correct. However your example is incorrect. In the southern hemisphere it will be:

Facing North is 0

Facing South is 180

Facing East is -90

Facing West is 90

Posted

One more question for Azimuth:

In the southern hemisphere it will be:

Facing North is 0

Facing South is 180

Facing East is -90

Facing West is 90

How about Northern Hemisphere

Like this?

Facing North is 180

Facing South is 0

Facing East is -90

Facing West is 90

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