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PVade (PV Aerodynamic Design Engineering) [SWR-23-49]

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Publicly Accessible Repository
https://github.com/NREL/PVade
https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20231208.1
Documentation
https://pvade.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

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Abstract

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.
Developers:
Young, Ethan [1] ;  Arsalane, Walid [1] ;  Ivanov, Hristo [1] ;  Dana, Scott [1] ;  Deceglie, Michael [1]
  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Release Date:
2023-09-29
Project Type:
Open Source, Publicly Available Repository
Software Type:
Scientific
Programming Languages:
Python
Licenses:
BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
Sponsoring Org.:
Code ID:
114963
Site Accession Number:
NREL SWR-23-49
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Country of Origin:
United States

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Publicly Accessible Repository
https://github.com/NREL/PVade
https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20231208.1
Documentation
https://pvade.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

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Citation Formats

Young, Ethan, Arsalane, Walid, Ivanov, Hristo, Dana, Scott, and Deceglie, Michael. PVade (PV Aerodynamic Design Engineering) [SWR-23-49]. Computer Software. https://github.com/NREL/PVade. USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office. 29 Sep. 2023. Web. doi:10.11578/dc.20231208.1.
Young, Ethan, Arsalane, Walid, Ivanov, Hristo, Dana, Scott, & Deceglie, Michael. (2023, September 29). PVade (PV Aerodynamic Design Engineering) [SWR-23-49]. [Computer software]. https://github.com/NREL/PVade. https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20231208.1.
Young, Ethan, Arsalane, Walid, Ivanov, Hristo, Dana, Scott, and Deceglie, Michael. "PVade (PV Aerodynamic Design Engineering) [SWR-23-49]." Computer software. September 29, 2023. https://github.com/NREL/PVade. https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20231208.1.
@misc{ doecode_114963,
title = {PVade (PV Aerodynamic Design Engineering) [SWR-23-49]},
author = {Young, Ethan and Arsalane, Walid and Ivanov, Hristo and Dana, Scott and Deceglie, Michael},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.11578/dc.20231208.1},
url = {https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20231208.1},
howpublished = {[Computer Software] \url{https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20231208.1}},
year = {2023},
month = {sep}
}