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SOLAR

This package of python utilities is designed to compute the ideal output of rooftop PV, primarily for my own use. It reads in the CSV files generated by by SMA Sunny Explorer and relates these to ideal output for diagnostic reasons.

The model fits my data on most days, but does not take into account the degeneration due to overheating of the inverter in summer. This causes a systematic overestimation of generated solar power. The effect could be simply added if inverter temperature were supplied or modelled depending on the generated power and environmental conditions.

First steps

The compare.py script analyses the potential yearly output for rooftop solar depending on azimuth and elevation of the installation as example.

The solar.py module hard codes the PV setup. The global variables need to be changed or adapted before running the methods contained.