Metadata-Version: 2.3
Name: otsun
Version: 2.9.1
Project-URL: Documentation, https://github.com/unknown/otsun#readme
Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/unknown/otsun/issues
Project-URL: Source, https://github.com/unknown/otsun
Author-email: Biel Cardona <bielcardona@gmail.com>
License-Expression: MIT
License-File: LICENSE.txt
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
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# OTSun

OTSun is a python package that uses the Monte Carlo Forward Ray Tracing for the optical analysis of Solar Thermal Collectors and Solar Cells. 

## Installation

The package can be installed either from pypi:
`pip install otsun` or downloaded installed with `python setup.py install`.

In order to use the package the libraries of FreeCAD (https://www.freecadweb.org/) must be available and included in your python path.

## Documentation

The documentation of the module is available at http://otsun.readthedocs.io/

## How to cite OTSun?

If you need to cite OTSun, please use the following reference:

* Cardona G, Pujol-Nadal R (2020) OTSun, a python package for the optical analysis of solar-thermal collectors and photovoltaic cells with arbitrary geometry. PLoS ONE 15(10): e0240735. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240735
