Installation design of solar panels with seasonal adjustment of tilt-angles

Runsheng Tang; Xinuye Liu

doi:10.1109/APPEEC.2010.5449531

Installation design of solar panels with seasonal adjustment of tilt-angles

Runsheng Tang
, Xinuye Liu

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Abstract

In this work, a mathematical procedure was developed for estimating the annual collectible radiation on solar panels with different mode of tilt-angle adjustment based on the monthly horizontal radiation. Calculation results show that, for solar panels with seasonal adjustment of tilt-angles, the optimum date of tilt-angle adjustment is 22 days from the equinoxes, and the optimum value of tilt-angle adjustment from the site latitude is in between 23-25° for maximizing the annual energy collection. Compared to fixed solar panels inclined at an optimal tilt-angle, the annual collectible radiation on solar panels with such tilt-angle adjustment mode, depending on solar resource in site, is increased about 3-5%. A comparison shows that solar panels with seasonal adjustment of tilt-angle receive annually slight less radiation than those with monthly adjustment of tilt-angles, indicating that monthly adjustment of tilt-angle of solar panels is meaningless in practical applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2010 Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2010 - Proceedings
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2010.5449531
State	Published - 4 Jun 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2010 - Chengdu, China Duration: 28 Mar 2010 → 31 Mar 2010

Publication series

Name	Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC
ISSN (Print)	2157-4839
ISSN (Electronic)	2157-4847

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Conference	Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2010
Country/Territory	China
City	Chengdu
Period	28/03/10 → 31/03/10

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Annual collectible radiation
Optimum design
Seasonal adjustment of tilt-angles
Solar panels

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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Tang, R & Liu, X 2010, Installation design of solar panels with seasonal adjustment of tilt-angles. in 2010 Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2010 - Proceedings., 5449531, Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC, Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2010, Chengdu, China, 28/03/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2010.5449531

Installation design of solar panels with seasonal adjustment of tilt-angles. / Tang, Runsheng; Liu, Xinuye.
2010 Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2010 - Proceedings. 2010. 5449531 (Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC).

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