Tracker Angle in 8760

[arunrdsass]

Hi,

Is there a way to show the tracker angle as an output variable in the 8760 report?

Thank You.

[altonsolutions.com]

Yes,

In "Orientation" select a tracking "Field type."

From the main Project Page. Click the "Simulations" Button.

Then Click "Output File"

In the "Definitions for Exporting ASCII files" window click the "Add variable" button.

Then click the plus button next to "Solar geometry"

Then select the tracking angle you desire in the output file.

Click the double arrow between the input boxes to add it to the variables written to the file.

Click the "Close" button below the "Variables to be written on file" input box.

Make sure the "Output on filename" radial button is selected. It sometimes switches after changing parameters.

Then click the "OK" button.

The next time you run a simulation the tracker angle you selected will be in the 8760 output file.

I hope this helps.

[gkalyanraman]

I see only Sun Height, sun Azimuth, Incidence angle and Profile angle under solar geometry. I do not see Tracker angle..

[dtarin]

I see it in mine. This is for a N-S horizontal tracker with backtracking enabled. Version 6.6.8. See image for reference.

[André Mermoud]

This depends on the system you have defined of course.

With tracking systems you will see the involved parameters.

If you see "profile angle", you are probably in a sheds system.