Determination of the Installation Efficiency of Vertical Stationary Photovoltaic Modules with a Double-Sided “East–West”-Oriented Solar Panel
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Abstract
The objects of this research are double-sided stationary vertical photovoltaic modules (PV-modules) with an “East–West”-oriented solar panel. The tilt angles of the Sun’s rays on PV-modules at a latitude of 50° were determined, and the installation efficiencies of both double-sided stationary vertical PV-modules with an “East–West” oriented panel and PV-modules installed at an angle of latitude with a “South” oriented panel were compared. The horizontal azimuth of the fall of the Sun’s rays during the day when using PV-modules with an “East–West”-oriented panel reaches a minimum at noon. The vertical azimuth of the Sun’s rays remains constant throughout the day and can vary from 66.55° to 113.45°. The weighted average daily installation efficiency of PV-modules with an “East–West”-oriented panel has the same value as that of PV-modules with a “South”-oriented panel, and can vary between 45.87 and 50% on different days. However, these installation options have a “mirror” value of the cosines of the Sun’s rays falling on the surface of the PV-modules and can have values from 0.917 to 1. The results can be used as a basis for evaluating the efficiency of double-sided vertical stationary solar PV-modules with an “East–West”-oriented panel.
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OpenAlex topics: Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques · solar cell performance optimization · Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
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Department of Technical Service and Engineering Management Named After M.P. Momotenko, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Heroyiv Oborony Str. 15, 03-041 Kyiv, Ukraine
Department of Agricultural Engineering and Safety, Agriculture Academy, Vytautas Magnus University, Studentu Str. 15A, LT-44248 Kaunas, Lithuania
Department of Mechanical, Energy and Biotechnology Engineering, Agriculture Academy, Vytautas Magnus University, Studentų Str. 11, Akademija, LT-53362 Kaunas, Lithuania
Department of Operation and Technical Service of Machines, Dmytro Motornyi Tavria State Agrotechnological University, 6 Zhukovskyi Str., 66, 69-002 Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Department of Electrification, Automation of Production and Engineering Ecology, Polissia National University, Stary Blvd., 7, 10-008 Zhytomyr, Ukraine
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