Power(W/m^2) versus Azimuth Angle (degree)

Dear Dr. Paul,

I downloaded the latest version of SAM (2013.1.15), and I would like to get the curve that describes the Power (W/m^2) related to the Azimuth Angle (degree), for one PV module (any module), located in Columbus, OH. Similarly, I want another curve for the Power with the elevation angle. Could you please show me how to do this?

Thank you

Ayedh Alqahtani
The Ohio State University
PhD Student

In the incident-radiation-vs-azimuth.zsam file (ZSAM 3 MB) , I set up a parametric analysis on the azimuth angle with values between 90 and 270 degrees.

On the Results page, click Graph, and you should see a line graph of total annual input radiation (kWh) vs azimuth angle. You can convert the input radiation to W/m2 by dividing by 8,760 hours and the array area in m2.

If you click Tables on the Results page, you should see a table of hourly incident radiation (kW/m2) values for each azimuth angle. You can export that table to Excel (click Save as CSV or Send to Excel), sum up the 8,760 values in each column, and create a graph in Excel of the totals.

Best regards,
Paul.

Thank you Dr. Paul.