Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Ploske, Kovelskyi Raion, Volyn Oblast

Ploske: 1,068 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 38° 4° east of south (PVGIS). 1.5% below the oblast median (1,084). #265 of 383 in the rayon, #888 of 1120 in the oblast.

Kovel, the rayon centre, is 54 km away. 166 m above sea level. 54 km away: Kovel, the nearest bigger centre, 1,079 — 1.0% less here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Луцьк, 120 km. 13.92 m between rows, pitch 17.69 m (latitude 51.5°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,068kWh/year
Tilt
38°4° east of south
10 kW
10,681kWh/year
Row pitch
17.69m · GCR 0.27
T_min
-40 °Cregion I, north-western
Snow S₀ / wind W₀
1,240 / 480Pa

Ground frame designer

A ground frame for a solar plant: Ploske

The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 51.5° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Луцьк, 120 km: snow 1,240 Pa, wind 480 Pa.

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

Yield by month

34Jan52Feb93Mar115Apr128May134Jun135Jul131Aug105Sep78Oct36Nov28Dec

July: 135 kWh/kWp, December: 28 — 4.8 times less.

January: 34 against 33 in the oblast, 3.0% more.

Ploske: plants, kWh
kWpA yearJulyDecember
55,341675140
1010,6811,350280
1516,0212,025420

Snow and wind: Луцьк

Example: a 10 kW ground frame

For the loads of Lutsk: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 387 kg of steel, 14 piles, materials ≈ 51,425 UAH.

The whole frame: drawing, BOM, checks

How these numbers are computed

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