Solar plant: site data
Solar power plant in Chovnova, Zhytomyrskyi Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast
Chovnova: 1,110 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 38° facing south (PVGIS). Exactly the oblast median (1,104). #366 of 686 in the rayon, #536 of 1700 in the oblast.
Zhytomyr, the rayon centre, is 48 km away. 216 m above sea level. 42 km away: Korosten, the nearest bigger centre, the same 1,105. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Житомир, 48 km. 12.99 m between rows, pitch 16.76 m (latitude 50.6°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,110kWh/year
- Tilt
- 38°facing south
- 10 kW
- 11,097kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 16.76m · GCR 0.29
- T_min
- -40 °Cregion I, north-western
- Snow S₀ / wind W₀
- 1,460 / 460Pa
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Chovnova
The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 50.6° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Житомир, 48 km: snow 1,460 Pa, wind 460 Pa.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
June: 142 kWh/kWp, December: 28 — 5.1 times less.
December: 28 against 27 in the oblast, 3.7% more.
| kWp | A year | June | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5,549 | 710 | 140 |
| 10 | 11,097 | 1,420 | 280 |
| 15 | 16,646 | 2,130 | 420 |
Example: a 10 kW ground frame
For the loads of Zhytomyr: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 376 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 50,491 UAH.
How these numbers are computed
Nearby
- Mykhailivka2 km1,110 kWh/kWp
- Zubrynka3 km1,109 kWh/kWp
- Vyshniakivka3 km1,110 kWh/kWp
- Marianivka4 km1,108 kWh/kWp
- Terentsi4 km1,111 kWh/kWp
- Lisky4 km1,114 kWh/kWp
All places: Zhytomyrskyi RaionZhytomyr Oblast: rayons and towns
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Sources
- PVGIS © European Union, 2001–2026 — yield, tilt and azimuth, data as of 2026-10-10
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — coordinates, elevation and divisions (changed)
- DBN V.1.2-2:2006, DSTU-N B V.1.1-27:2010
- How these numbers are computed
Preliminary calculation: a design needs an engineer’s check.