Wind Power
This parameter gives the wind power in kW and MW for more than 800 turbine models of several manufacturers with hub heights ranging from 10m to 200m.
wind_power_turbine_<turbine_id>_hub_height_<height>:<unit>Available turbines: Turbine List (please contact us if the turbine you need is missing)
Available heights: continuous from 10m to 200m
Available units: MW, kW
Examples
- examples for available turbines (and the respective query parameters) are :
wind_power_turbine_enercon_e101_3000_hub_height_110m:MW wind_power_turbine_aaer_a1000_1000_hub_height_110m:MW wind_power_turbine_siemens_swt_3_0_101_3000_hub_height_110m:MW wind_power_turbine_vestas_v100_1800_hub_height_110m:MW - compare different turbines:
https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0T12:00:00ZP20D:PT1H/wind_power_turbine_vestas_v90_2000_hub_height_110m:MW,wind_power_turbine_siemens_swt_2_3_93_2300_hub_height_110m:MW,wind_power_turbine_enercon_e66_2000_hub_height_110m:MW/53.645859,5.449016/html
- create a GrADS plot showing the wind power of the turbine enercon_e82_3000 at hub height 110 meters.
https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0Z/wind_power_turbine_enercon_e82_3000_hub_height_110m:MW/52,5_45,12:100x100/grads?model=ukmo-euro4
- The json file to the GrADS plot before:
"version":"3.0","user":"api-test","dateGenerated":"2018-02-14T15:02:14Z","status":"OK","data": [{"parameter":"wind_power_turbine_enercon_e82_3000_hub_height_110m:MW","coordinates": [{"lat":45,"lon":5,"dates":{[{"date":"2017-08-04T00:00:00Z","value":0.117}]}, {"lat":45,"lon":6.75,"dates":[{"date":"2017-08-04T00:00:00Z","value":0.011}]}, {"lat":45,"lon":8.5,"dates":[{"date":"2017-08-04T00:00:00Z","value":0.707}]}, {"lat":45,"lon":10.25,"dates":[{"date":"2017-08-04T00:00:00Z","value":0.123}]}, {"lat":45,"lon":12,"dates":[{"date":"2017-08-04T00:00:00Z","value":0.142}]}, {"lat":52,"lon":5,"dates":[{"date":"2017-08-04T00:00:00Z","value":1.698}]}, {"lat":52,"lon":6.75,"dates":[{"date":"2017-08-04T00:00:00Z","value":2.159}]}, {"lat":52,"lon":8.5,"dates":[{"date":"2017-08-04T00:00:00Z","value":0.677}]}, {"lat":52,"lon":10.25,"dates":[{"date":"2017-08-04T00:00:00Z","value":0.351}]}, {"lat":52,"lon":12,"dates":[{"date":"2017-08-04T00:00:00Z","value":0.306}]}]}]}
Solar Power
Solar power in kW and MW for different tracking types, panel orientations (tilts), and efficiencies. Additionally, topographic shading is taken into account by using a digital terrain model.
solar_power<specifications>:<unit>Available units: kW, MW
Available specifications:see the description in the text below.
Capacity
The installed capacity in MW, defaults to 1 MW. Specified as:
installed_capacity_<capacity>Tracking types
- Fixed: the panel is fixed on both axes, so orientation and tilt can be specified in the query.
tracking_type_fixed - Azimuth tracking: the tilt is fixed and can be specified in the query while the panel orientation is variable (the orientation follows the position of the sun).
tracking_type_azimuth-tracking - Tilted north-south tracking (also known as polar aligned single axis tracking): the panel tilt is determined by the latitude, the panel rotates around the axis with constant angular velocity.
tracking_type_tilted-north-south-tracking - Full tracking: tilt and orientation are variable, the panel is always facing the sun.
tracking_type_full-tracking
Panel tilt
The panel tilt is given in degrees, a panel tilt of 0˚ means that the panel is facing straight up, a panel tilt of 90˚ means the panel is facing the horizon.
Defaults to 25˚. Specified as:
tilt_<tilt>
Panel orientation
The panel orientation is given in degrees, where 0˚ means the panel is facing north, 90˚ means east, 180˚ south, 270˚ west.
Defaults to 180˚. Specified as:
orientation_<orientation>
Critical snow depth
If the snow depth is bigger than this value (in cm), the production is started to be damped with a ~1/R relationship, where R is the radiation (see image). The production is lowered by the amount of radiation that can not penetrate the snow cover.
A value of 0 means that the panel will always be assumed to be free of snow. Defaults to 1.5. Specified as:
critical_snowdepth_<value>Panel efficiency
Please contact us for more information about the panel efficiency.
Examples
- a time series comparing different tilts and tracking types.
https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0T00:00:00ZP5D:PT1H/solar_power_installed_capacity_10_tracking_type_tilted-north-south-tracking:MW,solar_power_installed_capacity_10_tracking_type_fixed_orientation_180_tilt_25:MW,solar_power_installed_capacity_10_tracking_type_fixed_orientation_80_tilt_25:MW,solar_power_installed_capacity_10_tracking_type_full-tracking:MW/47.427660,9.378648/html
- The solar power for a panel orientation of 180 degrees and a tilt of 25 degrees.
https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0T10:00:00Z/solar_power_orientation_180_tilt_25:MW/90,-180_-90,180:600x400/html
- The csv output for the solar power of one day.
https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0T00:00:00ZP1D:PT2H/solar_power_orientation_180_tilt_25:MW/47.427660,9.378648/csvvaliddate;solar_power_orientation_180_tilt_25:MW 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z;0 2017-08-01T02:00:00Z;0 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z;0 2017-08-01T06:00:00Z;0.065 2017-08-01T08:00:00Z;0.396 2017-08-01T10:00:00Z;0.829 2017-08-01T12:00:00Z;0.906 2017-08-01T14:00:00Z;0.661 2017-08-01T16:00:00Z;0.169 2017-08-01T18:00:00Z;0.009 2017-08-01T20:00:00Z;0 2017-08-01T22:00:00Z;0 2017-08-02T00:00:00Z;0
