Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Sofiyivka, Zolotoniskyi Raion, Cherkasy Oblast

Sofiyivka: 1,153 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 37° 2° east of south (PVGIS). 0.8% above the oblast median (1,144). #56 of 160 in the rayon, #132 of 731 in the oblast.

Zolotonosha, the rayon centre, is 24 km away. 109 m above sea level. 24 km away: Kaniv, the nearest bigger centre, 1,143 — 0.8% more here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Черкаси, 46 km. 11.91 m between rows, pitch 15.73 m (latitude 49.8°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,153kWh/year
Tilt
37°2° east of south
10 kW
11,526kWh/year
Row pitch
15.73m · GCR 0.30
T_min
-40 °Cregion I, north-western
Snow S₀ / wind W₀
1,520 / 420Pa

Ground frame designer

A ground frame for a solar plant: Sofiyivka

The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 49.8° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Черкаси, 46 km: snow 1,520 Pa, wind 420 Pa.

  • No sign-up
  • Snow and wind check
  • Drawings and estimate

Yield by month

37Jan59Feb100Mar120Apr140May143Jun146Jul144Aug116Sep85Oct38Nov27Dec

July: 146 kWh/kWp, December: 27 — 5.4 times less.

February: 59 against 55 in the oblast, 7.3% more.

Sofiyivka: plants, kWh
kWpA yearJulyDecember
55,763730135
1011,5261,460270
1517,2892,190405

Snow and wind: Черкаси

Example: a 10 kW ground frame

For the loads of Cherkasy: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 372 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 49,705 UAH.

The whole frame: drawing, BOM, checks

How these numbers are computed

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Preliminary calculation: a design needs an engineer’s check.