After installing v17.1 and the latest/associated TESS components, I have three new parabolic trough collectors I’d like to study (types 1288 (x2) and 1245). I notice that the documentation refers to type1288, but its own proforma labels it type288 (Description
tab, and Files->Source Code File). I’ve fixed those manually to ‘type1288’, but the only pdf documentation in the ‘Tess Models->Solar Library’ folder is ‘Temporary Documents’, and in that folder there are no files for ‘Type1245.pdf’ or ‘Type1288.pdf’. Is
there a schedule when these will be forthcoming?
Also, I was familiar with the 1D IAM datafile format for a collector that follows the zenith/altitude angle of the sun, but I am unfamiliar with how to setup a 2D IAM file for such a collector. The default proforma for the type1288 component references
a sample 2D IAM file, so I assume 2D is applicable and 1D is not. If the collector will track the altitude angle automatically, why do I need a 2D IAM datafile?
Thx,
Rick.