PV Analyst: Coupling ArcGIS with TRNSYS to assess distributed photovoltaic potential in urban areas

Yosoon Choi; Jeffrey Rayl; Charith Tammineedi; Jeffrey R.S. Brownson

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2011.08.034

PV Analyst: Coupling ArcGIS with TRNSYS to assess distributed photovoltaic potential in urban areas

Yosoon Choi, Jeffrey Rayl, Charith Tammineedi, Jeffrey R.S. Brownson

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This study presents a means to extend the functionality of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in assessing distributed photovoltaic (PV) potential in urban areas, via the new ArcGIS extension: PV Analyst. A methodology is proposed for coupling ArcGIS with TRNSYS that enables the PV Analyst extension to use the capabilities of 4 and 5-parameter PV array performance models and the irradiance components in TRNSYS for solar energy simulations in geospatial contexts. Because PV Analyst is embedded within the ArcMap environment, part of ArcGIS software package, the strong capabilities of ArcGIS and other ArcGIS extensions such as 3D Analyst, Spatial Analyst and Tracking Analyst can be fully utilized with PV Analyst's functionalities. This paper describes the concept and details of the extension development, as well as its application to the Pollock Commons area at the Pennsylvania State University.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2924-2939
Number of pages	16
Journal	Solar Energy
Volume	85
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2011.08.034
State	Published - Nov 2011

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General Materials Science

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