3D Shading Calculator

Hi Paul,

I'd like to automate a process of generating a shading array, given the dimensions, type and position of a near shading object and the dimensions, orientation, slope and position of a PV array.
Is the 3D shading calculator accessible via SDK or PySAM? (Or failing that, are the equations used in the calculator available).

Thanks!

Mike

 

Hi Mike,

The 3D Shade Calculator is part of the SAM user interface, so it cannot be accessed from PySAM or the SAM SDK.

The source code for the calculator is in the C++ files with names starting with "s3" in the SAM code repository: github.com/NREL/SAM/tree/develop/src

You may also be able to generate shading data with other tools like Sketchup with the Skelion plug in: sam.nrel.gov/forum/forum-general/4199

Best regards,
Paul.

Thanks Paul! I’ll take a look