Data Provider Elements

Solar Panel Angles

Data generated by the Solar Panel Tool related to the area of the solar panels illuminated by the sun evaluated for a set of possible incidence angles at a given time.

Available for these objects: Aircraft, GroundVehicle, Satellite

Type: Time-varying data.

Availability: Reports

Pre-data required: "<Time>" - in epoch secs

Data Provider Elements

NameDimensionTypeDescription
AngleAngleReal Number or TextThe value of the angle.
AreaAreaReal NumberModel area.
Effective AreaAreaReal NumberThe solar panel area lit by the Sun and reduced by the cosine loss. This area can be readily incorporated in power computations.