Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Iskra, Kurmanskyi Raion, Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Iskra: 1,275 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 35° 1° east of south (PVGIS). 0.7% below the oblast median (1,284). #24 of 126 in the rayon, #644 of 1025 in the oblast.

Kurman, the rayon centre, is 28 km away. 82 m above sea level. 28 km away: Kurman, the nearest bigger centre, 1,262 — 1.1% more here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Херсон, 196 km. 8.38 m between rows, pitch 12.30 m (latitude 45.3°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,275kWh/year
Tilt
35°1° east of south
10 kW
12,750kWh/year
Row pitch
12.30m · GCR 0.39
T_min
-27 °Cregion V, Crimean Mountains
Snow S₀ / wind W₀
760 / 480Pa

Ground frame designer

A ground frame for a solar plant: Iskra

The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 45.3° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Херсон, 196 km: snow 760 Pa, wind 480 Pa.

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

Yield by month

45Jan59Feb105Mar130Apr145May142Jun153Jul155Aug130Sep101Oct65Nov45Dec

August: 155 kWh/kWp, January: 45 — 3.4 times less.

February: 59 against 64 in the oblast, 7.8% less.

Iskra: plants, kWh
kWpA yearAugustJanuary
56,375775225
1012,7501,550450
1519,1252,325675

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