Horizon files

bje
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22 Apr 2020 17:20 #8140 by bje

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SAM allows shading data to be supplied via a Solar Pathfinder month-by-hour file. Is the format of this file specified anywhere? ie, is it possible to manually create one of these files from a sunpath diagram without having the Solar Pathfinder software?

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Paul Gilman

24 Apr 2020 12:25 - 24 Apr 2020 12:27 #8143 by Paul Gilman

Replied by Paul Gilman on topic Horizon files

The "Import shading data from external tools" buttons read data from a file created by PVsyst, SunEye, or SolarPathfinder software and enable the appropriate input table and populate the table with data from the file.

If you have data from a sunpath diagram, you should be able to enter it the solar azimuth-by-altitude beam irradiance shading loss table:

Best regards,
Paul.

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bje
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24 Apr 2020 18:11 #8144 by bje

Replied by bje on topic Horizon files

OK, that's great. Thanks, Paul.

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