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Solar Position
Olindo Isabella PVMD
Delft University of Technology
Learning objectives
1. Solar irradiance
2. Sun movement
1. Coordinates for sun location
• Geographic coordinates system
• Celestial coordinates system
2. Solar position from Latitude, Longitude and Time
• Sun’s position calculator
• Analemma
3. Tilt angle
4. Landscape survey
5. Advanced irradiance modelling
Sun’s position: flow chart
Delft
Latitude, φ0
Latitude φ0: 52.01° N
Longitude λ0: 4.36° E
Longitude, λ0 φ0
λ0
Sun’s position: flow chart
Latitude, φ0
Longitude, λ0
Latitude, φ0
Longitude, λ0
Axial Tilt, ε
Latitude, φ0
Longitude, λ0 LMST - θL
Axial Tilt, ε
Latitude, φ0
Longitude, λ0 LMST - θL
Ecliptic
Date & Time
Longitude
λS
Axial Tilt, ε
Latitude, φ0
Longitude, λ0 LMST - θL
Altitude - aS
Azimuth - AS
Ecliptic
Date & Time
Longitude
λS
Axial Tilt, ε
Sun’s position
Altitude - aS
Azimuth - AS
50
Altitude (°)
30
20
10 Winter solstice
0
175 180 185 190 195
Azimuth (°)
Recap
70
Latitude, φ0 Summer solstice
60
50
Longitude, λ0 Spring equinox Autumn equinox
Altitude (°)
40
Altitude - aS
Azimuth - AS 30
10 Winter solstice
Axial Tilt, ε 0
175 180 185 190 195
Azimuth (°)