Solar Path Plot (Earth-Based Reference Frame)

Version 1.0.0.0 (4.49 KB) by JY Wong
Functions to plot the solar path in the Earth-based reference frame
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Provides a user-friendly simulation of the positions of the Sun and solar panel as viewed from the Earth-based reference frame, at the given date, time and coordinates of the solar panel's location on Earth.
Acknowledgements
- Guidance from Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rodney Tan Hean Gay, UCSI University
- Sproul, Alistair B. “Derivation of the Solar Geometric Relationships Using Vector Analysis.”
Renewable Energy, vol. 32, no. 7, 2007, pp. 1187–1205., doi:10.1016/j.renene.2006.05.001.
- Fisher, Rick. “Astronomical Times.” Double Radio Sources Associated with Active Galactic Nuclei,
30 Jan. 1996, www.cv.nrao.edu/~rfisher/Ephemerides/times.html.
- Fraenz , Markus. “Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time.” MPS Eingangsseite,
12 Mar. 2002, www2.mps.mpg.de/homes/fraenz/systems/systems2art/node10.html.
- MathWorks.com. “Plotting a 3-D Dome as a Mesh Over a Globe.” MATLAB Documentation,
2018, au.mathworks.com/help/map/examples/plotting-a-3-d-dome-as-a-mesh-over-a-globe.html.
- altAzDemo005. “Azimuth/Altitude Demonstrator.” Kepler's Laws - Planetary Orbits - NAAP,
20 July 2009, astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/coordsmotion/altazimuth.html.
- “Position of the Sun.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation,
31 May 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position_of_the_Sun#Ecliptic_coordinates.

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JY Wong (2024). Solar Path Plot (Earth-Based Reference Frame) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/67573-solar-path-plot-earth-based-reference-frame), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2016a
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
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Inspired: Solar Path Plot (Comprehensive GUI)

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1.0.0.0

Just added a extremely important note in the description I have previously missed out -- Acknowledgements!