Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Opytnoye, Bilohirskyi Raion, Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Opytnoye: 1,237 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 34° 3° east of south (PVGIS). 3.6% below the oblast median (1,284). #122 of 139 in the rayon, #999 of 1025 in the oblast.

Bilohirsk, the rayon centre, is 24 km away. 291 m above sea level. 18 km away: Sudak, the nearest bigger centre, 1,340 — 7.7% less here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Херсон, 254 km. 8.04 m between rows, pitch 12.01 m (latitude 45.0°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,237kWh/year
Tilt
34°3° east of south
10 kW
12,372kWh/year
Row pitch
12.01m · GCR 0.40
T_min
-27 °Cregion V, Crimean Mountains
Snow S₀ / wind W₀
760 / 480Pa

Ground frame designer

A ground frame for a solar plant: Opytnoye

The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 45.0° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Херсон, 254 km: snow 760 Pa, wind 480 Pa.

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  • Snow and wind check
  • Drawings and estimate

Yield by month

48Jan61Feb96Mar123Apr141May141Jun149Jul152Aug125Sep97Oct59Nov45Dec

August: 152 kWh/kWp, December: 45 — 3.4 times less.

March: 96 against 106 in the oblast, 9.4% less.

Opytnoye: plants, kWh
kWpA yearAugustDecember
56,186760225
1012,3721,520450
1518,5582,280675

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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