Optimal Winter and Summer Settings of Solar Photovoltaic Panels for Many Locations in the World

An increasing interest in the use of solar energy to generate electricity for several applications has stimulated a need for studying optimal settings of photovoltaic panels. The photovoltaic panel performance is highly affected by its direction and its tilt angle. This research calculates the opti...

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Main Author: Dr. Aqeel Salih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tikrit University 2024-12-01
Series:Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
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Online Access:https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/1691
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description An increasing interest in the use of solar energy to generate electricity for several applications has stimulated a need for studying optimal settings of photovoltaic panels. The photovoltaic panel performance is highly affected by its direction and its tilt angle. This research calculates the optimal tilt angles of photovoltaic panels for 60 locations in 60 countries around the world. These angles are calculated from vertical using Solar Irradiance Calculator. The optimal tilt angle for the studied locations ranges from (15°) to (57°) and (45°) to (87°) in winter and summer, respectively. It is shown that the angles that are obtained from equations are very close to those calculated from the calculator. This study is very useful to find the optimal tilt angle at any location by knowing only its latitude. The results can be extended to any location in the world. This research is intended to be used as a guidance for using photovoltaic panels
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spelling doaj-art-76a24e93eeea4e62a3cf22e95295c71e2025-08-20T03:50:21ZengTikrit UniversityTikrit Journal of Pure Science1813-16622415-17262024-12-0129610.25130/tjps.v29i6.1691Optimal Winter and Summer Settings of Solar Photovoltaic Panels for Many Locations in the WorldDr. Aqeel Salih0University of Baghdad An increasing interest in the use of solar energy to generate electricity for several applications has stimulated a need for studying optimal settings of photovoltaic panels. The photovoltaic panel performance is highly affected by its direction and its tilt angle. This research calculates the optimal tilt angles of photovoltaic panels for 60 locations in 60 countries around the world. These angles are calculated from vertical using Solar Irradiance Calculator. The optimal tilt angle for the studied locations ranges from (15°) to (57°) and (45°) to (87°) in winter and summer, respectively. It is shown that the angles that are obtained from equations are very close to those calculated from the calculator. This study is very useful to find the optimal tilt angle at any location by knowing only its latitude. The results can be extended to any location in the world. This research is intended to be used as a guidance for using photovoltaic panels https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/1691Optimal winter settingsOptimal summer settingsSolar photovoltaic panelsSolar Irradiance Calculator
spellingShingle Dr. Aqeel Salih
Optimal Winter and Summer Settings of Solar Photovoltaic Panels for Many Locations in the World
Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
Optimal winter settings
Optimal summer settings
Solar photovoltaic panels
Solar Irradiance Calculator
title Optimal Winter and Summer Settings of Solar Photovoltaic Panels for Many Locations in the World
title_full Optimal Winter and Summer Settings of Solar Photovoltaic Panels for Many Locations in the World
title_fullStr Optimal Winter and Summer Settings of Solar Photovoltaic Panels for Many Locations in the World
title_full_unstemmed Optimal Winter and Summer Settings of Solar Photovoltaic Panels for Many Locations in the World
title_short Optimal Winter and Summer Settings of Solar Photovoltaic Panels for Many Locations in the World
title_sort optimal winter and summer settings of solar photovoltaic panels for many locations in the world
topic Optimal winter settings
Optimal summer settings
Solar photovoltaic panels
Solar Irradiance Calculator
url https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/1691
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