Technoeconomic Performance Analysis of Solar Tracking Methods for Roof-Type Solar Power Plants and Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Table 3

Production costs and profits.

	Fixed	Adjustable	Tracker
Solar module	$ 7,500.00	$ 7,500.00	$ 7,500.00
Inverter	$ 2,500.00	$ 2,500.00	$ 2,500.00
DC cable	$ 200.00	$ 200.00	$ 200.00
AC cable	$ 250.00	$ 250.00	$ 250.00
Electric panel	$ 900.00	$ 900.00	$ 900.00
Workmanship	$ 2,100.00	$ 2,100.00	$ 2,100.00
Official transaction	$ 1,100.00	$ 1,100.00	$ 1,100.00
Project design	$ 2,250.00	$ 2,250.00	$ 2,250.00
Construction	$ 3,000.00	$ 4,000.00	$ 7,500.00
Other materials	$ 1,200.00	$ 1,200.00	$ 1,200.00
Unpredictable expense	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,000.00
Total investment	$ 22,000.00	$ 23,000.00	$ 26.500.00
Produced energy	33.9 MWh/year	36.9 MWh/year	40.7 MWh/year
Annual energy sales amount	$ 4,507.89	$ 4,907.54	$ 5,409.70
Annual operation and maintenance expenses	$ 400.00	$ 500.00	$ 1,000.00
Annual yield loss	1.2%	1.2%	1.3%
Amortization time	5.75 years	5.60 years	6.31 years
10-year forecast profit	$ 16,720.91	$ 18,508.40	$ 14,539.61