Research Article

Determining Optimum Tilt Angle for 1 MW Photovoltaic System at Sukkur, Pakistan

Table 2

Monthly specific daily global irradiance (), year days, days of the month, tilt angle (deg), irradiance level after tilt, and declination angle of the earth.

-Wh/m2/day-W/m2/dayYear dayMonth dayOptimum tilt angle (deg)Irradiance level after tiltDeclination angle of earth

74909132121 Jan57.731630-20.14
75609215221 Feb471310-11.23
877010698021 Mar30.951229-0.403
9420114811121 Apr10.16116411.58
10610129314121 May0129420.14
11210136717221 Jun0136723.45
11420139220221 Jul01392.720.44
10250125023321 Aug9.8341265.811.75
10390126726421 Sep30.621452-0.2
8830107629421 Oct47.741549-11.75
9000109732521 Nov58.061977-20.44
699085235521 Dec61.191677.6-23.45