DocumentCode
3449276
Title
A simple formula for estimating the optimum tilt angles of photovoltaic panels
Author
Quinn, Stephanie White ; Lehman, Brad
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
23-26 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
8
Abstract
This paper presents a new approach to computing the optimal tilt angle for photovoltaic (PV) panels. The influence of cloudy conditions on the tilt angle is explored. It is demonstrated that more energy can be extracted from the PV system in cloudy conditions when the tilt angle of the panel is decreased compared to when the panel is aimed to be facing directly normal to the sun. Validation for fixed tilt, south-facing panels and for 2-axis tracking panels is presented by numerical simulations.
Keywords
numerical analysis; solar cell arrays; 2-axis tracking panels; PV panels; PV system; cloudy conditions; fixed tilt south-facing panels; numerical simulations; optimum tilt angle estimation; photovoltaic panels; Azimuth; Clouds; Indexes; Meteorology; Radiation effects; Solar radiation; Sun;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), 2013 IEEE 14th Workshop on
Conference_Location
Salt Lake City, UT
ISSN
1093-5142
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4914-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/COMPEL.2013.6626427
Filename
6626427
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