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Update 05 - VerySimpleFixedPVC2_with_electrical_layout_v3.pvc
stephane-pv Sep 2, 2025
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12 changes: 6 additions & 6 deletions Examples/05 - VerySimpleFixedPVC2_with_electrical_layout_v3.pvc
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<technique profile="PVCollada-2.0">
<!-- rack tag -->
<pv:rack>
<pv:rack_type>fixed_tilt</pv:rack_type>
<pv:row_spacing>20</pv:row_spacing>
<pv:column_spacing>20</pv:column_spacing>
<pv:module_rows>1</pv:module_rows>
<pv:module_columns>4</pv:module_columns>
<pv:module_orientation>portrait</pv:module_orientation>
<pv:tilt>21.8</pv:tilt>
<pv:azimuth>0</pv:azimuth>
<pv:slope>0</pv:slope>
<pv:module_id>ModuleModel1</pv:module_id>
</pv:rack>
</technique>
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<technique profile="PVCollada-2.0">
<!-- table tag -->
<pv:table>
<pv:type>fixed tilt</pv:type>
<pv:tilt>21.8</pv:tilt>
<pv:azimuth>0</pv:azimuth>
<pv:base_slope>0</pv:base_slope>
</pv:table>
</technique>
</extra>
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</node>
<!-- We instantiate the first inverter -->
<node id="Inverter3DNode1" name="Inverter3DNode1" sid="Inverter3DNode1">
<translate>100 -100 0</translate>
<translate>100 -100 0</translate>
<instance_geometry url="#Inverter3DModel1">
<extra>
<technique profile="PVCollada-2.0">
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</node>
<!-- We instantiate the second inverter -->
<node id="Inverter3DNode2" name="Inverter3DNode2" sid="Inverter3DNode2">
<translate>100 -900 0</translate>
<translate>100 -900 0</translate>
<instance_geometry url="#Inverter3DModel1">
<extra>
<technique profile="PVCollada-2.0">
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<xs:enumeration value="landscape" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:simpleType name="table_type_enum" final="restriction">
<xs:simpleType name="rack_type_enum" final="restriction">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="fixed tilt" />
<xs:enumeration value="east-west" />
<xs:enumeration value="fixed_tilt" />
<xs:enumeration value="tracker" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
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</xs:element>
<xs:element name="rack">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>This tag should only appear in the extra/technique section of a Collada geometry tag to define a model for
a rack (a group of modules that are next to each other on a table). The geometry itself must only define a rectangle
representing the surface of the whole rack. In the simplest case a rack is equal to one module.</xs:documentation>
<xs:documentation>A rack is a co-planar group of modules. The rack tag should only appear in the extra/technique section of a Collada geometry
object. The geometry must define a rectangle representing the surface of the whole rack. In the simplest case a rack is equal to one module.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="row_spacing" type="collada:float_type">
<xs:element name="rack_type" type="rack_type_enum">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The type of rack (fixed_tilt or tracker)</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="row_spacing" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Spacing between modules in the row direction</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="column_spacing" type="collada:float_type">
<xs:element name="column_spacing" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Spacing between modules in the column direction</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="module_rows" type="xs:positiveInteger">
<xs:element name="module_rows" type="xs:positiveInteger" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Number of rows of modules in the rack</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="module_columns" type="xs:positiveInteger">
<xs:element name="module_columns" type="xs:positiveInteger" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Number of columns of modules in the rack</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="module_orientation" type="module_orientation_enum">
<xs:element name="module_orientation" type="module_orientation_enum" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Orientation of the modules in the rack (portrait or landscape)</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="module_id" type="xs:IDREF">
<xs:element name="tilt" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Id of the module defined in the components part</xs:documentation>
<xs:documentation>The tilt from horizontal of a fixed rack (in °)</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="table">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>This tag should only appear in the extra/technique section of a Collada node tag to define a model for a
table. A table is a group of racks and optionally items attached to them like posts, structure, gaps (motor, joint), etc. In
the case of trackers, all racks that are part of the same table are considered as rotating together and always having the
same angle. In the simplest case a table is composed of only one rack. The node itself must have 1 or more instance_geometry
descendant tags that contain an instance_rack tag.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="type" type="table_type_enum">
<xs:element name="azimuth" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The azimuth of a fixed rack (in °). Azimuth defines the direction that the modules face.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="slope" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The slope of a fixed rack (in °) in the direction 90° counterclockwise from the azimuth.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="height_above_ground" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The height above ground of the lower edge of a fixed rack.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="tracker_azimuth" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The azimuth of a tracker torque tube (in °). Azimuth defines the sign of the rack rotation angle.
Rotation is a right-hand rotation around the azimuth axis. For example, a positive rotation for azimuth=180° is to the west.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="tracker_slope" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The type of table (fixed tilt, east-west or tracker)</xs:documentation>
<xs:documentation>The slope of a tracker torque tube (in °) in the direction of the azimuth.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="tilt" type="collada:float_type">
<xs:element name="tracker_height" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The tilt of the table (in °)</xs:documentation>
<xs:documentation>The height above ground of the center of the tracker torque tube.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="azimuth" type="collada:float_type">
<xs:element name="rack_offset" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The azimuth of the table (in °)</xs:documentation>
<xs:documentation>The distance from the rack to the center of the tracker torque tube.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="base_slope" type="collada:float_type">
<xs:element name="module_id" type="xs:IDREF">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The base slope of the table (in °)</xs:documentation>
<xs:documentation>Id of the module product defined in the assets</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="table">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>A table is a group of mechanically linked racks in a single row. When a table represents a tracker, all racks that are part of the same table
should be considered as having the same rotation around the tracker axis. A table may include other non-rotating objects such as posts and gaps (motor, joint).
In the simplest case a table is composed of only one rack.
The table tag should only appear in the extra/technique section of a Collada node object. The node itself must have one or more instance_geometry
descendant tags that contain an instance_rack tag.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<!-- instances -->
<xs:element name="circuit" type="circuit_type" />
<xs:element name="instance_terrain">
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</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="tilt" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>If present, it overwrites the tilt defined in the table model for this specific table instance.
Useful if the model is really simple (one rack), it allows to just rotate/translate the model instead of having many
models.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="azimuth" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>If present, it overwrites the azimuth defined in the table model for this specific table instance.
Useful if the model is really simple (one rack), it allows to just rotate/translate the model instead of having many
models.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="base_slope" type="collada:float_type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>If present, it overwrites the base slope defined in the table model for this specific table instance.
Useful if the model is really simple (one rack), it allows to just rotate/translate the model instead of having many
models.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
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