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@Parisra Parisra commented Oct 5, 2025

Closes #464.

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Two changes are made to orientation.py to fix the solar generation for:

  1. 1-axis horizontal tracking (bracketing error)
  2. 1-axis tilted horizontal tracking (incorrect formula for calculating azimuth difference) : This error causes a drop in solar generation after noon for locations in the southern hemisphere.

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Parisra and others added 3 commits September 29, 2025 14:37
Fix bracketing error in the formula calculating Surface Azimuth for horizontal 1-axis tracking. 
For more details see: https://docs.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/58891.pdf
Fix the error in the formula calculating Azimuth difference for tilted horizontal tracking. The current formula results in a loss of generation after noon for locations in the global south.
For more details, see: https://docs.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/58891.pdf
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