Roof Azimuth Tool

Welcome to another entry in our ongoing solar 101 series.
Roof azimuth tool. Project sunroof is a solar calculator from google that helps you map your roof s solar savings potential. Solmetric focuses on developing quality solar site assesment tools that provide capabilities such as solar access shade measurements pv design and simulation software and pv performance verification and iv curve measurements. Once the address has been entered an overhead image of the property will appear. Overall the angle of your rooftop has less impact on solar panel performance than the direction your roof faces.
Requires free sign up. Ideally a fixed roof mounted solar energy system should be at an angle that is equal to the latitude of the location where it is installed. Elevation angle and azimuth angle commonly shortened to angle and azimuth for brevity. Select roof azimuth tool from the drop down menu under the support tab at the top of solmetric s home page.
The new online roof azimuth tool from solmetric simplifies solar site assessment using aerial pictures and google maps to measure roof azimuth from any computer connected to the internet. The roof azimuth tool is provided to you for free by solmetric. Pv analyzer startup training. Click this button to put your mouse pointer into measure mode.
Welcome to the solmetric roof azimuth measurement tool. Let s start with two key terms. The vertical tilt of your panels. Today we re going to explain how to mount your solar panels to get the most energy from them.
Create a sunpath chart. Suneye 210 shade tool. Allows you to find the compass orientation of a rooftop using satellite images. Log in with your username and password and a map of the united states will appear with a text box at the top to enter the property address.
Enter either your zip code or longitude and latitude. Annual insolation u s compound angle tool. Users locate the roof by entering an address and then determine azimuth by drawing a compass onto the roof. In step 4 you can select crop azimuth axis to fit plotted data and in step 5 crop elevation axis to fit plotted data to.