Research Article
Maximization of Site-Specific Solar Photovoltaic Energy Generation through Tilt Angle and Sun-Hours Optimization
Table 6
Space and cost specifications.
| | Site: 1.4753 S, 36.95777 E. Energy requirement: 100,000 Wh/day | PV wattage required (W) | KM375M-66H PV modules (no.) | Overall space (m2) | Overall cost ($) | Cost and space savings (%) |
| | Configuration 1 | | | | | | 15 tilt angle
6.1662 kWh/m2/day | 16215.34 | 43 | 79.39 | 3080.91 | 0.00 | | Configuration 2 | | | | | | Static monthly tilt angle
6.0662 kWh/m2/day | 16393.44 | 44 | 80.26 | 3114.75 | −1.10 | | Configuration 3 | | | | | | Static September tilt angle
6.3429 kWh/m2/day | 15765.41 | 42 | 77.19 | 2995.43 | 2.77 | | Configuration 4 | | | | | | Dynamic monthly tilt angles
6.5456 kWh/m2/day | 15276.50 | 41 | 74.79 | 2902.00 | 5.79 |
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