Simulator: Generate hot water with solar panels

Authors: Forero Philippe, Germanier Johan, Henry Oscar, Feurgard Mael

Python dependencies

The follow program need the following packages:

• PyQt5
• pyqtgraph
• superqt
• scipy
• numpy

Additionally, the following packages can be needed if one want to enable correct solar course computations for a solar panel outside of the UTC+2 timezone:

• pytz
• tzwhere

Setup

The program is based on the following files

• main.py: Entry point. Run this script to start the program. You can change the number of tabs opened here.
• TabContent.py: Core of the program. Describe the content of a tab and how its different elements interact with one another.
• Section.py: External code used to build the Section widget.
• ParametersWidget.py: Describe the widgets used to tune the parameters of the model (mostly sliders).
• MeteoReader.py: Used to parse and aggregate meteorological data, as well as display it.
• Solarvizu.py: Widget to display the solar panel (shape, inclination, orientation).
• ResultsWidget.py: Assemble the widgets used to display the results of the simulator.
• PhysicsModel.py: Script to compute the solar course and the shadow projected by a solar panel (and thus the energy it produces).
• water.py: Physical model used to compute how much water can be heated with a given amount of energy.
• meteo.csv: The default meteo file loaded. It has a header line (describe the content of each column) and two columns, one for the dates (accurate to the hour) and the other for the among of Wh/m^2 received on the ground during the said hour.

To run it, simply use python main.py (in a Python environment having the needed packages)