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Re: [TRNSYS-users] Type1288 IAM



Maximilian,

Two questions:

1) Did you look at the external data file you are using to confirm that the IAM at 0,0 is equal to one?

2) Are you looking at the overall IAM or the IAM for beam radiation? It may be you are noticing the combined impact of a beam IAM and a diffuse IAM less than one.

Jeff

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On 12/22/2020 5:31 am, Maximilian Stahlhut via TRNSYS-users wrote:
Hey,

I am using Type1288 for modeling a Parabolic Trough Collector with
single-axis tracking.
In Type 1288, the IAM values are read from an external data file which
 contains the biaxial IAMs of the collector. For reading this data
file, the longitudinal and transversal incident angle are needed. As
far as I know, they are calculated by:

Tranverse = ATAN(SIN(Zenith
angle)*SIN(ABS(Azimuth-SolarAzimuth))/COS(IncidentAngle_Beam))

Longitudinal = ABS(ATAN(TAN(Zenith
angle)*COS(Azimuth-SolarAzimuth))-CollectorSlope)

For Tranverse=0° and Longitudinal=0° I would have expected an IAM of
1. However, Type1288 calculates a smaller one at this timestep.


Does anyone has experience using this Type or using a different type
with a biaxial IAM input file and a similar problem occurred? Or have
I missed something in my calculations?



Regards,

Maximilian

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