PVade (PV Aerodynamic Design Engineering) [SWR-23-49]
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
PV Aerodynamic Design Engineering (PVade) is an open-source fluid-structure interaction (FSI) solver which can accurately simulate wind loads and aerodynamic stability in solar-tracking PV arrays. PVade’s pressure profiles and inertial load time series can be used as inputs into mechanical module models to study degradation mechanisms including cracking of cells, weathering of cracked cells, and glass breakage. This software enables PV plant owners to predict optimal high-wind stow strategies under a variety of weather and site conditions.
- Short Name / Acronym:
- PVade
- Site Accession Number:
- NREL SWR-23-49
- Software Type:
- Scientific
- License(s):
- BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
- Programming Language(s):
- Python
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies OfficePrimary Award/Contract Number:AC36-08GO28308
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Code ID:
- 114963
- OSTI ID:
- code-114963
- Country of Origin:
- United States
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