Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Chaika, Yaltynskyi Raion, Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Chaika: 1,264 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 34° 4° east of south (PVGIS). 1.5% below the oblast median (1,284). #57 of 58 in the rayon, #814 of 1025 in the oblast.

Yalta, the rayon centre, is 21 km away. 59 m above sea level. 7 km away: Alushta, the nearest bigger centre, 1,288 — 1.8% less here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Херсон, 263 km. 7.86 m between rows, pitch 11.83 m (latitude 44.6°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,264kWh/year
Tilt
34°4° east of south
10 kW
12,643kWh/year
Row pitch
11.83m · GCR 0.40
T_min
-20 °Cregion IV, Southern coast of Crimea
Snow S₀ / wind W₀
760 / 480Pa

Ground frame designer

A ground frame for a solar plant: Chaika

The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 44.6° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Херсон, 263 km: snow 760 Pa, wind 480 Pa.

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

Yield by month

48Jan64Feb100Mar127Apr141May144Jun155Jul154Aug129Sep98Oct59Nov45Dec

July: 155 kWh/kWp, December: 45 — 3.4 times less.

November: 59 against 63 in the oblast, 6.3% less.

Chaika: plants, kWh
kWpA yearJulyDecember
56,322775225
1012,6431,550450
1518,9652,325675

Snow and wind: Херсон

Example: a 10 kW ground frame

For the loads of Kherson: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 349 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 47,980 UAH.

The whole frame: drawing, BOM, checks

How these numbers are computed

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