ERROR IN NEAR SHADINGS 3D - ORIENTATION - PVSYST 8.0

[JoaoReis]

Hello,

In PVSyst 8.0.2, when defining a layout in the 3D scene, on a mountain with different orientations, I got the error as shown in the attached image.

This error only appears when I use a tracking system. This error does not exist when I use fixed system.

Can anyone help me solve this?

 

[Linda Thoren]

Hello,

Indeed, with PVsyst version 8, automatic mode for diffuse shading calculations for systems that involve trackers has indeed been removed. Now, users are required to manually define a representative tracker for diffuse shading calculations.

You define a representative tracker by clicking “Tools”, “Trackers diffuse shading definition”. In this tool you can choose to calculate the diffuse shading factor for all trackers, or select a representative tracker that will be used to evaluate the diffuse shading factors

You can find more details about this update and instructions in the PVsyst Help documentation here: PVsyst Diffuse Losses with Tracking Systems.

Kind regards