pvperfsolar performance modeling

Reference / Electrical shading effect

Model option

Linear

Only the light the shadow removes is lost

Inputs used: Strings on one rack, String layout, Cell height along the slope, Fraction for electrical effect, Device strings, Device string layout, Placement string, Twin half-cell layout, Cells in series, Cell strings in parallel, Width, Length (height), MPPT window minimum

Method

The row loses only the direct light the shadow removes, and the electrical shading row is zero.

API

array.shade_mode = linear