modelPVRadiationHorizontal

PV radiation and absorptance model - input: total irradiance on horizontal plane

Information

Overview

Model for determining Irradiance and absorptance ratio for PV modules - input: total irradiance on horizontal plane.


References

Solar engineering of thermal processes. by Duffie, John A. ; Beckman, W. A.

Regenerative Energiesysteme: Technologie ; Berechnung ; Simulation by Quaschning, Volker:

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
ReallatLatitude
ReallonLongitude
RealaltSite altitude in Meters, default= 1
RealtilSurface tilt. til=90 degree for walls; til=0 for ceilings; til=180 for roof
RealaziModule surface azimuth. azi=-90 degree if normal of surface outward unit points towards east; azi=0 if it points towards south
RealtimZonTime zone in seconds relative to GMT
RealgroRefGround refelctance
Realb_00.935823
Realb_10.054289
Realb_2-0.008677
Realb_30.000527
Realb_4-0.000011
RealradTil01000total solar radiation on the horizontal surface under standard conditions
RealG_sc1376Solar constant
RealglaExtCoe4Glazing extinction coefficient for glass
RealglaThi0.002Glazing thickness for most PV cell panels
RealrefInd1.526Effective index of refraction of the cell cover (glass)
Realtau_0exp(-(glaExtCoe*glaThi))*(1 - ((refInd - 1)/(refInd + 1))^2)Transmittance at standard conditions (incAng=refAng=0)

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutputradTilTotal solar radiation on the tilted surface
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutputabsRadRatRatio of absorbed radiation under operating conditions to standard conditions
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInputradHorTotal solar irradiance on the horizontal surface

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
RealcloTimLocal clock time
RealnDayDay number with units of seconds
RealradHorBeaBeam solar radiation on the horizontal surface
RealradHorDifDiffuse solar radiation on the horizontal surface
Realk_tClearness index
RealairMasAir mass
RealairMasModAir mass modifier
Modelica.Units.SI.AngleincAngGroIncidence angle for ground reflection
Modelica.Units.SI.AngleincAngDifIncidence angle for diffuse radiation
RealincAngModIncidence angle modifier
RealincAngModGroIncidence angle modifier for ground refelction
RealincAngModDifIncidence angle modifier for diffuse radiation
Modelica.Units.SI.AnglerefAngAngle of refraction
Modelica.Units.SI.AnglerefAngGroAngle of refraction for ground reflection
Modelica.Units.SI.AnglerefAngDifAngle of refraction for diffuse irradiation
RealtauTransmittance of the cover system
Realtau_groundTransmittance of the cover system for ground reflection
Realtau_diffTransmittance of the cover system for diffuse radiation
RealR_bRatio of irradiance on tilted surface to horizontal surface
Modelica.Units.SI.AnglezenZenith angle
AixLib.BoundaryConditions.SolarGeometry.BaseClasses.SolarHourAnglesolHouAngSolar hour angle
AixLib.BoundaryConditions.WeatherData.BaseClasses.LocalCivilTimelocTimBlock that computes the local civil time
AixLib.BoundaryConditions.WeatherData.BaseClasses.SolarTimesolTimBlock that computes the solar time
AixLib.BoundaryConditions.WeatherData.BaseClasses.EquationOfTimeeqnTimBlock that computes the equation of time
AixLib.BoundaryConditions.SolarGeometry.BaseClasses.DeclinationdecAngDeclination angle
AixLib.BoundaryConditions.SolarGeometry.BaseClasses.IncidenceAngleincAngIncidence angle
AixLib.BoundaryConditions.SolarGeometry.BaseClasses.ZenithAnglezenAngZenith angle
AixLib.Utilities.Time.ModelTimemodTimBlock that outputs simulation time