Table 2

Most of the relevant data concerning the bifacial PV simulation. Here, the user can define usual characteristics of PV power plants like number of rows and modules per row.

SimulationDict Dictionary containing important simulation parameter
WeatherFile Weather file in TMY format
Tilt Tilt of the PV surface [deg]
Hub_height Height of the rotation axis of the tracker [m]
Azimuth Azimuth of the PV surface [deg] 90°: East, 135° : South-East, 180°:South
nMods Number of modules
nRows Number of rows
Moduley Length of modules in y-axis
Modulex Length of modules in x-axis
Albedo Measured albedo average value
FrontReflect Front surface reflectivity of PV rows
BackReflect Back surface reflectivity of PV rows
Longitude Longitude of the simulation site
Latitude Latitude of the simulation site
Gcr Ground coverage ratio (Module area/land use)
Module_type Name of the module

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