twoaxistracking is a python package for simulating two-axis tracking solar collectors, particularly self-shading.
The documentation can be found at readthedocs.
The package can be installed using pip:
pip install twoaxistracking
If you use the package in published work, please cite:
Adam R. Jensen, Ioannis Sifnaios, and Kevin Anderson. "twoaxistracking – a python package for simulating self-shading of two-axis tracking solar collectors." MethodsX, 9, 101876, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2022.101876
and
Adam R. Jensen, Ioannis Sifnaios, Simon Furbo, and Janne Dragsted. "Self-shading of two-axis tracking solar collectors: Impact of field layout, latitude, and aperture shape." Solar Energy, 236, 215–224, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.02.023
Contributions to the repository, e.g., bug fixes and improvements to speed up the code are more than welcome.