Maximization of Site-Specific Solar Photovoltaic Energy Generation through Tilt Angle and Sun-Hours Optimization

Table 5

Solar PV energy output at the four defined configurations.

Solar PV energy output (kWh/m^2/day)
	Baseline region tilt angle (15°)	Static monthly tilt angles	Static September tilt angle (λSep)	Dynamic optimized monthly tilt angles
January	6.7619	6.9295	6.2681	6.9402
February	6.8198	6.8061	6.5773	6.8253
March	6.6168	6.7189	6.7174	6.7189
April	6.0234	6.2109	6.5164	6.5164
May	5.3522	4.9215	6.1185	6.1185
June	4.9825	4.0933	5.8648	5.8648
July	5.1534	4.4882	5.9825	5.9825
August	5.5487	5.3367	6.2445	6.2445
September	6.4478	6.6865	6.6865	6.6865
October	6.7865	6.7665	6.6404	6.7786
November	6.7867	6.8868	6.3444	6.9212
December	6.7142	6.9497	6.1539	6.9497
Monthly average	6.1662	6.0662	6.3429	6.5456
Annual totals	73.9939	72.7946	76.1147	78.5471