Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Potapivka, Shostkynskyi Raion, Sumy Oblast

Potapivka: 1,100 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 39° 1° east of south (PVGIS). 0.8% below the oblast median (1,110). #59 of 258 in the rayon, #1197 of 1534 in the oblast.

Shostka, the rayon centre, is 64 km away. 187 m above sea level. 64 km away: Shostka, the nearest bigger centre, 1,082 — 1.7% more here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Суми, 105 km. 14.69 m between rows, pitch 18.41 m (latitude 51.8°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,100kWh/year
Tilt
39°1° east of south
10 kW
11,004kWh/year
Row pitch
18.41m · 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: Potapivka

The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 51.8° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Суми, 105 km: snow 1,670 Pa, wind 420 Pa.

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

Yield by month

39Jan61Feb97Mar115Apr140May142Jun139Jul136Aug107Sep70Oct33Nov21Dec

June: 142 kWh/kWp, December: 21 — 6.8 times less.

December: 21 against 23 in the oblast, 8.7% less.

Potapivka: plants, kWh
kWpA yearJuneDecember
55,502710105
1011,0041,420210
1516,5062,130315

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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