A gradient-descent method for optimisation of solar collector arrays

Cumpston, Jeffrey; Pye, John

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A gradient-descent method for optimisation of solar collector arrays

Date

2014

Authors

Cumpston, Jeffrey

Pye, John

Publisher

Optical Society of American (OSA)

Abstract

We present a numerical function for approximating shading losses around two-axis tracking solar collectors. It is used in a gradient descent algorithm to optimise relative collector position. System yield is increased by 1%-2%.