Research Article

Optimum Arrangement of Photovoltaic Systems in Housing at Khartoum: Application of Renewable Energy in Urban Design

Table 1

System architecture summary.

ComponentCharacteristics

PV system power5 kW
Type of buildingRoofing tile PV
Integrationintegration and double-glazed PV glass integration
Type of cellMonocrystalline silicon
TechnologyCell (roof) and polycrystalline silicon cells (windows)
Array dimensions34.2 m²
Weight120 kg (double-glazed PV glass)
InverterLine Back FX (Nihon Den chi Co. Ltd.) 4.5 kVA
MonitoringHorizontal pyrheliometer, inclined pyrheliometer, air temperature