@inproceedings{10.1145/3447555.3466599,
author = {Athawale, Tushar M. and Stanislawski, Brooke J. and Sane, Sudhanshu and Johnson, Chris R.},
title = {Visualizing Interactions Between Solar Photovoltaic Farms and the Atmospheric Boundary Layer},
year = {2021},
isbn = {9781450383332},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
address = {New York, NY, USA},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3447555.3466599},
doi = {10.1145/3447555.3466599},
abstract = {The efficiency of solar panels depends on the operating temperature. As the panel temperature rises, efficiency drops. Thus, the solar energy community aims to understand the factors that influence the operating temperature, which include wind speed, wind direction, turbulence, ambient temperature, mounting configuration, and solar cell
material. We use high-resolution numerical simulations to model the flow and thermal
behavior of idealized solar farms. Because these simulations model such complex behavior,
advanced visualization techniques are needed to investigate and understand the results.
Here, we present advanced 3D visualizations of numerical simulation results to illustrate
the flow and heat transport in an idealized solar farm. The findings can be used to
understand how flow behavior influences module temperatures, and vice versa.},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the Twelfth ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems},
pages = {377-381},
numpages = {5},
keywords = {large-eddy simulation, temperature, Solar panels, flow, heat transfer},
location = {Virtual Event, Italy},
series = {e-Energy '21}
}