Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Kovalivka, Odeskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast

Kovalivka: 1,257 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 37° facing south (PVGIS). 3.0% above the oblast median (1,221). #95 of 154 in the rayon, #295 of 1177 in the oblast.

Odesa, the rayon centre, is 27 km away. 16 m above sea level. 27 km away: Odesa, the nearest bigger centre, 1,264 — 0.6% less here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Одеса, 27 km. 9.60 m between rows, pitch 13.42 m (latitude 46.7°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,257kWh/year
Tilt
37°facing south
10 kW
12,572kWh/year
Row pitch
13.42m · GCR 0.36
T_min
-42 °Cregion II, south-eastern
Snow S₀ / wind W₀
880 / 460Pa

Ground frame designer

A ground frame for a solar plant: Kovalivka

The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 46.7° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Одеса, 27 km: snow 880 Pa, wind 460 Pa.

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

Yield by month

46Jan63Feb108Mar128Apr144May143Jun152Jul152Aug128Sep101Oct53Nov40Dec

July: 152 kWh/kWp, December: 40 — 3.8 times less.

January: 46 against 40 in the oblast, 15.0% more.

Kovalivka: plants, kWh
kWpA yearJulyDecember
56,286760200
1012,5721,520400
1518,8582,280600

Snow and wind: Одеса

Example: a 10 kW ground frame

For the loads of Odesa: 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.