A rotating solar panel model. More...

#include <solar_panel_rotating.h>

Inherits dsim_model.

Public Member Functions
	solar_panel_rotating (dsim_model_setup *setup)
	Constructor.

void	initialization_complete ()
	Finish initialization.

void	initialize_data ()
	Initialize outlets and output variables.

void	pre_calculate ()
	Computation done prior to numerical integration.

Protected Attributes
dsim_variable	parent_position_dsim
	Parent position.

dsim_variable	parent_quaternion_dsim
	Parent quaternion.

dsim_variable	parent_angle_dsim
	Parent appendage angles.

dsim_variable	solarFlux_dsim
	Solar flux outlet.

dsim_variable	panel_index_dsim
	Index from panel to angle.

dsim_variable	parent_u_appendage_dsim
	Parent appendage angle.

Parameters
dsim_variable	voltage_panel_dsim
	Voltage of each panel.

dsim_variable	panel_string_dsim
	String id of each panel.

dsim_variable	area_dsim
	Area of each panel; (1xn) row vector for multiple panels.

Outputs
dsim_variable	power_dsim
	Power generated per panel.

dsim_variable	power_panels_dsim
	Total power.

dsim_variable	normal_dsim
	Normal to each panel (3xn matrix)

dsim_variable	efficiency_dsim
	Efficiency of each panel; or row vector.

dsim_variable	current_dsim
	Current output.

int	n_strings

Detailed Description

A rotating solar panel model.

Can have multiple panels pointed in arbitrary directions. Each panel can have its own efficiency. Requires the parent to have appendage angles

Requires a connection to a source of a solar flux vector.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

Public Member Functions