Abstract
An equation for the rotation angle for optimum tracking of one-axis trackers is derived along with equations giving the relationships between the rotation angle and the surface tilt and azimuth angles. These equations are useful for improved modeling of the solar radiation available to a collector with tracking constraints and for determining the appropriate motor revolutions for optimum tracking
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 15 |
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| State | Published - 2013 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/TP-6A20-58891
Keywords
- azimuth
- equations
- incidence angle
- optimum tracking
- rotation angle
- solar radiation
- tilt