Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Kamenskoye, Kerchenskyi Raion, Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Kamenskoye: 1,312 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 35° 4° west of south (PVGIS). 2.2% above the oblast median (1,284). #27 of 71 in the rayon, #257 of 1025 in the oblast.

Kerch, the rayon centre, is 75 km away. 18 m above sea level. 26 km away: Islyam-Terek, the nearest bigger centre, 1,293 — 1.5% more here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Херсон, 271 km. 8.39 m between rows, pitch 12.31 m (latitude 45.3°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,312kWh/year
Tilt
35°4° west of south
10 kW
13,122kWh/year
Row pitch
12.31m · 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: Kamenskoye

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, 271 km: snow 760 Pa, wind 480 Pa.

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

Yield by month

45Jan66Feb107Mar133Apr149May149Jun159Jul160Aug134Sep102Oct62Nov46Dec

August: 160 kWh/kWp, January: 45 — 3.6 times less.

January: 45 against 47 in the oblast, 4.3% less.

Kamenskoye: plants, kWh
kWpA yearAugustJanuary
56,561800225
1013,1221,600450
1519,6832,400675

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.