Skip to content

Commit d4ec5b1

Browse files
committed
surface_azimuth definition
1 parent 2da7b3c commit d4ec5b1

1 file changed

Lines changed: 3 additions & 3 deletions

File tree

docs/sphinx/source/user_guide/extras/nomenclature.rst

Lines changed: 3 additions & 3 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ There is a convention on consistent variable names throughout the library:
168168

169169
surface_azimuth
170170
Azimuth angle of the surface in degrees East of North. This angle describes the
171-
horizontal orientation of the PV panel relative to a reference direction. The
172-
pvlib-python convention is defined as degrees East (clockwise) of North, so
173-
North = 0°, East = 90°, South = 180°, West = 270°.
171+
horizontal projection of the normal vector from the surface. The pvlib-python
172+
convention is defined as degrees East (clockwise) of North, so North = 0°,
173+
East = 90°, South = 180°, West = 270°.
174174

175175
surface_tilt
176176
Tilt from horizontal [°]. The surface tilt angle

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)