Roof Orientation Tool

The measured data from the field measurement were compared with the simulation result to validate the simulation tool.

Roof orientation tool.

It is a free tool for designing and analyzing a specific site and evaluating the amount of power that can be produced from that site. Project sunroof uses google earth s high resolution imagery to help calculate a roof s solar energy potential. The renewable energy ready home rerh solar site assessment tool is intended to guide home builders in assessing whether a new home has the proper physical orientation to support a future installation of a solar energy system. Look up your property and use the grid to find true south then compare your roof.

Please see below for a more detailed explanation of each of these factors. The roof azimuth tool is provided to you for free by solmetric. The original layout for the house favored the east which minimized the amount of shade on the garage panels but slightly reduced the total daily output of the panels. Learn more get an estimate and connect with providers.

Solmetric focuses on developing quality solar site assesment tools that provide capabilities such as solar access shade measurements pv design and simulation software and pv performance verification and iv curve measurements. Upon entering an address the tool analyzes factors such as shade roof orientation and local weather patterns to calculate how many hours of sunlight hit that roof in a typical year. A unique feature of the variable orientation tool is that it preserves the global plunge in the locally re orientated ellipsoid. In keeping with leapfrog s ethos we have made the vo tool highly visual so the user can clearly understand the impact of applying variable orientation and visualise this in relation to the target domain available.

Energyplus software was used to simulate different configurations of four roof orientations i e north south east west east and west of test houses located in bandung. It can be used for designing large scale photovoltaic pv systems based on numerous factors to reflect the characteristics of landscape specific to the area including site location time zone sun path nearby. An easy way to determine the direction that your roof faces is to use google maps.