Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Stepanivka, Sumskyi Raion, Sumy Oblast

Stepanivka: 1,100 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 37° 1° east of south (PVGIS). 0.9% below the oblast median (1,110). #382 of 466 in the rayon, #1205 of 1534 in the oblast.

Sumy, the rayon centre, is 35 km away. 163 m above sea level. 35 km away: Sumy, the nearest bigger centre, 1,117 — 1.5% less here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Суми, 36 km. 13.26 m between rows, pitch 17.08 m (latitude 51.2°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,100kWh/year
Tilt
37°1° east of south
10 kW
11,002kWh/year
Row pitch
17.08m · GCR 0.28
T_min
-40 °Cregion I, north-western
Snow S₀ / wind W₀
1,670 / 420Pa

Ground frame designer

A ground frame for a solar plant: Stepanivka

The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 51.2° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Суми, 36 km: snow 1,670 Pa, wind 420 Pa.

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

Yield by month

38Jan56Feb87Mar114Apr140May144Jun144Jul140Aug109Sep74Oct34Nov22Dec

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

March: 87 against 95 in the oblast, 8.4% less.

Stepanivka: plants, kWh
kWpA yearJuneDecember
55,501720110
1011,0021,440220
1516,5032,160330

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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