Validating the optimum tilt angle for PV modules in a semi-arid region of South Africa for the winter season

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dc.contributor.authorHertzog, Pierre E
dc.contributor.authorSwart, Arthur James
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-04T12:16:08Z
dc.date.available2017-10-04T12:16:08Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionPublished Conference Proceedingsen_US
dc.description.abstractOptimizing the output power of any PV module involves a number of factors, including the setting of the tilt angle. The purpose of this paper is to present empirical evidence validating the optimum tilt angle for PV module installations in semi-arid regions of South Africa for the winter season. The experimental setup includes three identical PV systems where the PV modules where set to different tilt angles as stipulated in the literature. Data was recorded from May to July 2015 using an Arduino board and LabVIEW software. Two power measurements were used to validate the optimum tilt angle as being Latitude plus 10º for the winter season.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11462/1189
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherIEEE Explore: Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON), 2016 13th International Conferenceen_US
dc.rights.holderIEEE Explore
dc.subjectAlignmenten_US
dc.subjectAzimuth angleen_US
dc.subjectflat surfaceen_US
dc.subjectincident angleen_US
dc.subjecttilted surfaceen_US
dc.titleValidating the optimum tilt angle for PV modules in a semi-arid region of South Africa for the winter seasonen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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