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Table 2 PV to UE5 domain mapping

From: Can we benefit from game engines to develop digital twins for planning the deployment of photovoltaics?

PV domain entity

UE5 entity

Sun

The plugin ‘Sun Position Calculator’ (Geographically Accurate Sun Positioning Tool 2022) provides a SunSky actor which positions the in-game sun visually correct based on latitude/longitude, time zone and date/time

PV cell

Custom static mesh component

PV module

Custom actor with custom PV cell components and a glass material overlay

PV array

A series of custom PV module actors

House rooftop

Static Mesh actor that represents a residential house from the ‘Modular Neighborhood Pack’ downloaded from the UE5 Marketplace

Environment

Various static mesh actors to represent trees, roads, fences, bushes etc. downloaded from the UE5 Marketplace