Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Mel’niki, Bilohirskyi Raion, Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Mel’niki: 1,254 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 35° 2° east of south (PVGIS). 2.3% below the oblast median (1,284). #91 of 139 in the rayon, #943 of 1025 in the oblast.

Bilohirsk, the rayon centre, is 16 km away. 104 m above sea level. 16 km away: Bilohirsk, the nearest bigger centre, 1,261 — 0.6% less here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Херсон, 223 km. 8.35 m between rows, pitch 12.27 m (latitude 45.2°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,254kWh/year
Tilt
35°2° east of south
10 kW
12,540kWh/year
Row pitch
12.27m · 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: Mel’niki

The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 45.2° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Херсон, 223 km: snow 760 Pa, wind 480 Pa.

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

Yield by month

44Jan58Feb102Mar127Apr143May141Jun151Jul154Aug129Sep97Oct63Nov45Dec

August: 154 kWh/kWp, January: 44 — 3.5 times less.

February: 58 against 64 in the oblast, 9.4% less.

Mel’niki: plants, kWh
kWpA yearAugustJanuary
56,270770220
1012,5401,540440
1518,8102,310660

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.