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Useful to study latitude (not much difference) vs time of day (lots of differentce, as this difference is determined by air mass. Think of space: in space around the earth, insolation would be constant. https://www.pveducation.org/pvcdrom/properties-of-sunlight/calculation-of-solar-insolation
*Useful to study latitude (not much difference) vs time of day (lots of differentce, as this difference is determined by air mass. Think of space: in space around the earth, insolation would be constant.  
https://www.pveducation.org/pvcdrom/properties-of-sunlight/calculation-of-solar-insolation
 
*Dual axis trackers improve energy gain by 40% [https://www.solarreviews.com/blog/are-solar-axis-trackers-worth-the-additional-investment]. Is that over fixed mount or seasonal change mount?

Revision as of 19:55, 31 January 2023

  • Useful to study latitude (not much difference) vs time of day (lots of differentce, as this difference is determined by air mass. Think of space: in space around the earth, insolation would be constant.

https://www.pveducation.org/pvcdrom/properties-of-sunlight/calculation-of-solar-insolation

  • Dual axis trackers improve energy gain by 40% [1]. Is that over fixed mount or seasonal change mount?