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bifacial_radiance: a python package for modeling bifacial solar photovoltaic systems

Journal Article · · Journal of Open Source Software
DOI:https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.01865· OSTI ID:1782593
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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bifacial_radiance is a national-laboratory-developed, community-supported, open-source toolkit that provides a set of functions and classes for simulating the performance of bifacial photovoltaic (PV) systems. (Bifacial PV modules collect light on the front as well as the rear side.) bifacial_radiance automates calculations of PV system layout and performance to use along with the popular ray-tracing software tool RADIANCE (Ward, 1994). Specific algorithms include design and layout of PV modules, reflective ground surfaces, shading obstructions, and irradiance calculations throughout the system, among others. bifacial_radiance is an important component of a growing ecosystem of open-source tools for solar energy (William F Holmgren et al., 2018).

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1782593
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA--5K00-75222; MainId:6832; UUID:bd61d731-d6f1-e911-9c29-ac162d87dfe5; MainAdminID:22409
Journal Information:
Journal of Open Source Software, Journal Name: Journal of Open Source Software Journal Issue: 50 Vol. 5; ISSN 2475-9066
Publisher:
Open Source Initiative - NumFOCUSCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
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