Figure 1.12-1: Coordinates of Solar Field Reprinted with permission from Mechanical Engineering Team Lat 28.591 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec OPTANG 51.0 42.0 29.0 14.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 22.0 38.0 49.0 53.0 Radiation 4.58 4.88 5.37 5.91 6.24 5.53 5.43 5.09 4.76 4.95 4.81 4.52 Incident Table 1.12-1: Optimal Angle and Monthly Averaged Radiation Incident from NASA Lat Ann Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Avg 8 3.2 3.9 4.8 Tilt0 5.78 6.24 5.33 5.43 5.06 4.52 4.15 3.47 3.02 4.60 0 6 3.8 4.4 5.2 Tilt13 5.91 6.14 5.39 5.32 5.08 4.72 4.60 4.07 3.63 4.86 4.2 4.7 Tilt28 5.79 5.75 4.99 4.97 4.87 4.74 4.9 4.55 4.16 4.93 9 7 7 4.5 Tilt43 5.38 5.09 4.38 4.39 4.45 4.53 4.94 4.79 4.46 4.76 5 5 3.7 3.6 Tilt90 3.3 2.65 2.15 1.93 1.96 2.19 2.66 3.5 3.85 3.79 2.94 4 Table 1.12-2: Monthly Averaged Radiation Incident at Different Tilt Angles from NASA 1.13 AVAILABLE SPACE: The current space set aside for the farm amounts to just over 3 acres. The 3 acres were enough for 15 rows of 16 in-series arrays. This amounts to 2,880 panels mounted on 240 total arrays. Each array accommodates approximately of field space. Five feet separate each row in order to 200 square feet (5’ x 40’) prevent shadows from covering neighboring rows Figure 1.13-1.
Figure 1.12-1: Coordinates of Solar Field Reprinted with permission from Mechanical Engineering Team Lat 28.591 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec OPTANG 51.0 42.0 29.0 14.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 22.0 38.0 49.0 53.0 Radiation Incident 4.58 4.88 5.37 5.91 6.24 5.53 5.43 5.09 4.76 4.95 4.81 4.52 Table 1.12-1: Optimal Angle and Monthly Averaged Radiation Incident from NASA Lat Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Avg Tilt0 5.78 6.24 5.33 5.43 5.06 4.52 4.15 3.47 3.02 4.60 Tilt13 5.91 6.14 5.39 5.32 5.08 4.72 4.60 4.07 3.63 4.86 Tilt28 5.79 5.75 4.99 4.97 4.87 4.74 4.9 4.55 4.16 4.93 Tilt43 5.38 5.09 4.38 4.39 4.45 4.53 4.94 4.79 4.46 4.76 Tilt90 3.3 2.65 2.15 1.93 1.96 2.19 2.66 3.5 3.85 3.79 2.94 Table 1.12-2: Monthly Averaged Radiation Incident at Different Tilt Angles from NASA 1.13 AVAILABLE SPACE: The current space set aside for the farm amounts to just over 3 acres. The 3 acres were enough for 15 rows of 16 in-series arrays. This amounts to 2,880 panels mounted on 240 total arrays. Each array accommodates approximately 200 square feet (5’ x 40’) of field space. Five feet separate each row in order to prevent shadows from covering neighboring rows Figure 1.13-1. 6 4 5 7 5 0 9 7 8 3.2 5.2 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.8
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