PowerSolarArray

class ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.astrogator.PowerSolarArray

Bases: IComponentInfo, ICloneable

Power - Solar Array.

Overview

Methods

enable_control_parameter	Enable the specified control parameter.
disable_control_parameter	Disables the specified control parameter.
is_control_parameter_enabled	Sees if the specified control is enabled.

Properties

area	Get or set the solar array panel area. Uses Area Dimension.
concentration	Get or set the solar array concentrator factor. Dimensionless.
cell_efficiency_percent	Get or set the cell efficiency in producing output power from incident sunlight. Dimensionless.
array_efficiency_percent	Get or set the array efficiency in producing output power from a collection of cells. Dimensionless.
percent_degradation_per_year	Get or set the percent degradation per year; degradation factor is (1-x%/yr)^(timeSinceRefEpoch). Dimensionless.
reference_epoch	Get or set the date and Time used as reference epoch for degradation. Uses DateFormat Dimension.
inclination_to_sun_line	Get or set the angle between the panel normal vector to the apparent sun line. Uses AngleUnit Dimension.
c0	Get or set the ThermalModel.C0 coefficient. Dimensionless.
c1	Get or set the ThermalModel.C1 coefficient. Dimensionless.
c2	Get or set the ThermalModel.C2 coefficient. Dimensionless.
c3	Get or set the ThermalModel.C3 coefficient. Dimensionless.
c4	Get or set the ThermalModel.C4 coefficient. Dimensionless.
approximation_formula	Get the thermal factor as function of distance (in AU) to Sun.
control_parameters_available	Return whether or not the control parameters can be set.

Import detail

from ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.astrogator import PowerSolarArray

Property detail

property PowerSolarArray.area: float

Get or set the solar array panel area. Uses Area Dimension.

property PowerSolarArray.concentration: float

Get or set the solar array concentrator factor. Dimensionless.

property PowerSolarArray.cell_efficiency_percent: float

Get or set the cell efficiency in producing output power from incident sunlight. Dimensionless.

property PowerSolarArray.array_efficiency_percent: float

Get or set the array efficiency in producing output power from a collection of cells. Dimensionless.

property PowerSolarArray.percent_degradation_per_year: float

Get or set the percent degradation per year; degradation factor is (1-x%/yr)^(timeSinceRefEpoch). Dimensionless.

property PowerSolarArray.reference_epoch: Any

Get or set the date and Time used as reference epoch for degradation. Uses DateFormat Dimension.

property PowerSolarArray.inclination_to_sun_line: Any

Get or set the angle between the panel normal vector to the apparent sun line. Uses AngleUnit Dimension.

property PowerSolarArray.c0: float

Get or set the ThermalModel.C0 coefficient. Dimensionless.

property PowerSolarArray.c1: float

Get or set the ThermalModel.C1 coefficient. Dimensionless.

property PowerSolarArray.c2: float

Get or set the ThermalModel.C2 coefficient. Dimensionless.

property PowerSolarArray.c3: float

Get or set the ThermalModel.C3 coefficient. Dimensionless.

property PowerSolarArray.c4: float

Get or set the ThermalModel.C4 coefficient. Dimensionless.

property PowerSolarArray.approximation_formula: str

Get the thermal factor as function of distance (in AU) to Sun.

property PowerSolarArray.control_parameters_available: bool

Return whether or not the control parameters can be set.

Method detail

PowerSolarArray.enable_control_parameter(self, param: ControlPowerSolarArray) → None

Enable the specified control parameter.

Parameters:

param : ControlPowerSolarArray

Returns:

None

PowerSolarArray.disable_control_parameter(self, param: ControlPowerSolarArray) → None

Disables the specified control parameter.

Parameters:

param : ControlPowerSolarArray

Returns:

None

PowerSolarArray.is_control_parameter_enabled(self, param: ControlPowerSolarArray) → bool

Sees if the specified control is enabled.

Parameters:

param : ControlPowerSolarArray

Returns:

bool