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A means of determining the area of an image that will result in the most energy when a solar panel is faced at it, taking into account wavelength as well as a rudimentary attempt at measuring intensity.
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Digital Camera solar energy tracker, by Thomas Mikhail The purpose of this script is to identify where a solar panel should face given an image in JPEG format. It uses a combination of roughly estimatings wavelengths and intensity from rgb values, and then determining the "area" of the image with the most and "highest quality" light. While such an algorithm is less energy and cost efficient than using simple solar trackers, it may be useful for obtaining data; for example in cities where panels may only be able to absorb reflected light, this algorithm should be able to find the best directions at different seasons/months per year. Usage: Enter path to image in main.py line 13. Values and relative weights were obtained by rough curve fitting comparing the relative sensitivity of each wavelength to the relative energy output from a silicon solar panel. Data obtained from the following sources, and csv files provided under "Data". Typical silicon photovoltaic cell spectral response to solar spectrum: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Typical-silicon-photovoltaic-cell-spectral-response-to-solar-spectrum_fig3_237202290 Phone camera sensor relative response: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8347217/
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A means of determining the area of an image that will result in the most energy when a solar panel is faced at it, taking into account wavelength as well as a rudimentary attempt at measuring intensity.
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