Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Sofiivka, Sumskyi Raion, Sumy Oblast

Sofiivka: 1,121 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 37° 2° east of south (PVGIS). 1.0% above the oblast median (1,110). #99 of 466 in the rayon, #361 of 1534 in the oblast.

Sumy, the rayon centre, is 54 km away. 164 m above sea level. 31 km away: Zinkiv, the nearest bigger centre, 1,127 — 0.6% less here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Суми, 53 km. 12.54 m between rows, pitch 16.36 m (latitude 50.5°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,121kWh/year
Tilt
37°2° east of south
10 kW
11,209kWh/year
Row pitch
16.36m · GCR 0.29
T_min
-40 °Cregion I, north-western
Snow S₀ / wind W₀
1,670 / 420Pa

Ground frame designer

A ground frame for a solar plant: Sofiivka

The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 50.5° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Суми, 53 km: snow 1,670 Pa, wind 420 Pa.

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

Yield by month

37Jan59Feb91Mar116Apr139May142Jun144Jul143Aug112Sep78Oct36Nov22Dec

July: 144 kWh/kWp, December: 22 — 6.5 times less.

December: 22 against 23 in the oblast, 4.3% less.

Sofiivka: plants, kWh
kWpA yearJulyDecember
55,605720110
1011,2091,440220
1516,8142,160330

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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Preliminary calculation: a design needs an engineer’s check.