This is the Windows app named SolTrack whose latest release can be downloaded as soltrack-2.2.tar.gz. It can be run online in the free hosting provider OnWorks for workstations.
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SCREENSHOTS:
SolTrack
DESCRIPTION:
SolTrack is a simple, free, fast and accurate C/C++ routine to compute the position of the Sun. The code can be used to track the Sun on low-specs machine, such as a PLC or a microcontroller, and can be used for e.g. (highly) concentrated (photovoltaic) solar power. SolTrack has been developed by Marc van der Sluys, Paul van Kan and Jurgen Reintjes, of the Lectorate of Sustainable Energy at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in Arnhem, The Netherlands. The code is based on the astronomical Fortran library libTheSky and can be used, modified and distributed under the conditions of version 3 of the GNU Public Licence.
Features
- Concentrated solar power (CPV)
- Solar energy
- Sun tracking
Audience
Science/Research, Advanced End Users, Developers, Engineering
User interface
Command-line
Categories
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