Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Orlivka, Shostkynskyi Raion, Sumy Oblast

Orlivka: 1,093 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 39° 2° east of south (PVGIS). 1.5% below the oblast median (1,110). #132 of 258 in the rayon, #1369 of 1534 in the oblast.

Shostka, the rayon centre, is 30 km away. 159 m above sea level. 30 km away: Shostka, the nearest bigger centre, 1,082 — 1.1% more here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Суми, 131 km. 14.85 m between rows, pitch 18.57 m (latitude 51.9°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,093kWh/year
Tilt
39°2° east of south
10 kW
10,933kWh/year
Row pitch
18.57m · GCR 0.26
T_min
-40 °Cregion I, north-western
Snow S₀ / wind W₀
1,670 / 420Pa

Ground frame designer

A ground frame for a solar plant: Orlivka

The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 51.9° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Суми, 131 km: snow 1,670 Pa, wind 420 Pa.

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

Yield by month

37Jan58Feb99Mar114Apr139May141Jun138Jul135Aug105Sep70Oct33Nov24Dec

June: 141 kWh/kWp, December: 24 — 5.9 times less.

October: 70 against 75 in the oblast, 6.7% less.

Orlivka: plants, kWh
kWpA yearJuneDecember
55,467705120
1010,9331,410240
1516,4002,115360

Snow and wind: Суми

Example: a 10 kW ground frame

For the loads of Sumy: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 385 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 51,876 UAH.

The whole frame: drawing, BOM, checks

How these numbers are computed

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