In-plane irradiation

The total irradiation (insolation) received by all modules in the array. Also refered to as plane-of-array (POA). Accounts for row-to-row shading but not IAM. Determined using view-factor models.

Output name

In-plane irradiation

Symbol

H_i

Units

kWh⋅m⁻²

Equation

$H_i={\sum }_k{G}_{(i,k)}{\tau }_k$

PVsyst equivalent symbol/name

-