Optical performance of horizontal single-axis tracked solar panels

Guihua Li; Runsheng Tang; Hao Zhong

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.424-425.805

Optical performance of horizontal single-axis tracked solar panels

Guihua Li
, Runsheng Tang
, Hao Zhong

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3 Scopus citations

Abstract

To investigate the optical performance of horizontal single-axis (HA) sun-tracked solar panels, a mathematical procedure to estimate daily collectible radiation on fixed, 2-axis and HA-tracked solar panels was developed based monthly horizontal radiation. Results showed that the annual solar gain on a HA-tracked solar panel was related to the orientation of HA, tracking the sun about the east-west axis was worst to boost the energy collection of solar panels, and tracking the sun about the south-north axis was best. Results also indicated that the ratio of annual collectible radiation on horizontal south-north sun-axis tracked solar panels to that with full 2-axis sun-tracking decreased with the increase in site latitude, implying that the horizontal south-north axis sun-tracking was suitable to be employed in regions with lower geographical latitude.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advanced Research on Engineering Materials, Energy, Management and Control
Pages	805-810
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.424-425.805
State	Published - 25 Jan 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	2012 2nd International Conference on Engineering Materials, Energy, Management and Control, MEMC2012 - Wuhan, China Duration: 17 Mar 2012 → 18 Mar 2012

Publication series

Name	Advanced Materials Research
Volume	424-425
ISSN (Print)	1022-6680

Conference

Conference	2012 2nd International Conference on Engineering Materials, Energy, Management and Control, MEMC2012
Country/Territory	China
City	Wuhan
Period	17/03/12 → 18/03/12

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Horizontal tracking axis
Mathematical procedure
Optical performance
Sun-tracked solar panels

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Engineering

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Li, G, Tang, R & Zhong, H 2012, Optical performance of horizontal single-axis tracked solar panels. in Advanced Research on Engineering Materials, Energy, Management and Control. Advanced Materials Research, vol. 424-425, pp. 805-810, 2012 2nd International Conference on Engineering Materials, Energy, Management and Control, MEMC2012, Wuhan, China, 17/03/12. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.424-425.805

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Optical performance of horizontal single-axis tracked solar panels

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