Solar collector tilt angle optimization for agrivoltaic systems
The growing global population increases the need for energy and food. As agricultural land is invaded by renewable energy projects, the area of land that can be cultivated is decreasing day by day. Agrivoltaics offers an alternative solution to this situation by combining agriculture and photovoltai...
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| author | Mehmet Ali Kallioğlu Ali Serkan Avcı Ashutosh Sharma Rohit Khargotra Tej Singh |
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| description | The growing global population increases the need for energy and food. As agricultural land is invaded by renewable energy projects, the area of land that can be cultivated is decreasing day by day. Agrivoltaics offers an alternative solution to this situation by combining agriculture and photovoltaics on the same land. This study investigates the feasibility of a possible 175 m2 Agrivoltaic system in Ankara Turkey (39.57° N-32.53° E). The study consists of three phases. In the first stage, the annual, monthly and seasonal optimum tilt angle for 39.57° N latitude was determined. In the second stage, eight different models were created for different tilt angles for PV panels of three different efficiencies in the agrivoltaic system to be installed. AC electrical energy and net profit ($) that can be produced with these models were calculated. In the third and final stage, the potential land equivalent ratio amount of seven agricultural cropscombined with eight different models was calculated. In the scenario created for the region, the highest yield increase is 11.2 % with M1 model (β = 31.33°)-Thinfilm, while the lowest yield loss is 33.2 % with M4 (β = 90.00°) Thinfilm. The highest generated electricity and net profit are AC-15674 (kW h) and 1286 ($) respectively. For the agricultural land determined to be grown in the system, the highest yielding agricultural product was kiwifruit with a value of 2.07 and the lowest yielding product was bokchoy with 0.25. This study can serve as a basic technical guidance for the establishment of Agrivoltaic plants with the highest efficiency in the Mediterranean climate and mid-latitude regions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a58371997494b3fa1643d4c6a3a08aa2024-02-14T05:16:53ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2024-02-0154103998Solar collector tilt angle optimization for agrivoltaic systemsMehmet Ali Kallioğlu0Ali Serkan Avcı1Ashutosh Sharma2Rohit Khargotra3Tej Singh4Besiri OSB Vocational School, Batman University, 72060, Batman, Turkey; Corresponding author.Besiri OSB Vocational School, Batman University, 72060, Batman, TurkeyCollege of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld, 4810, AustraliaInstitute of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprem, 8200, Hungary; Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, University of Pannonia, Egyetem U. 10., Veszprém, 8200, Hungary; Corresponding author. Institute of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprem, 8200, Hungary.Savaria Institute of Technology, Faculty of Informatics, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1117, HungaryThe growing global population increases the need for energy and food. As agricultural land is invaded by renewable energy projects, the area of land that can be cultivated is decreasing day by day. Agrivoltaics offers an alternative solution to this situation by combining agriculture and photovoltaics on the same land. This study investigates the feasibility of a possible 175 m2 Agrivoltaic system in Ankara Turkey (39.57° N-32.53° E). The study consists of three phases. In the first stage, the annual, monthly and seasonal optimum tilt angle for 39.57° N latitude was determined. In the second stage, eight different models were created for different tilt angles for PV panels of three different efficiencies in the agrivoltaic system to be installed. AC electrical energy and net profit ($) that can be produced with these models were calculated. In the third and final stage, the potential land equivalent ratio amount of seven agricultural cropscombined with eight different models was calculated. In the scenario created for the region, the highest yield increase is 11.2 % with M1 model (β = 31.33°)-Thinfilm, while the lowest yield loss is 33.2 % with M4 (β = 90.00°) Thinfilm. The highest generated electricity and net profit are AC-15674 (kW h) and 1286 ($) respectively. For the agricultural land determined to be grown in the system, the highest yielding agricultural product was kiwifruit with a value of 2.07 and the lowest yielding product was bokchoy with 0.25. This study can serve as a basic technical guidance for the establishment of Agrivoltaic plants with the highest efficiency in the Mediterranean climate and mid-latitude regions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X24000297AgrivoltaikSolar collectorTilt angleLand equivent ratioCost-benefit analysis |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Ali Kallioğlu Ali Serkan Avcı Ashutosh Sharma Rohit Khargotra Tej Singh Solar collector tilt angle optimization for agrivoltaic systems Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Agrivoltaik Solar collector Tilt angle Land equivent ratio Cost-benefit analysis |
| title | Solar collector tilt angle optimization for agrivoltaic systems |
| title_full | Solar collector tilt angle optimization for agrivoltaic systems |
| title_fullStr | Solar collector tilt angle optimization for agrivoltaic systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solar collector tilt angle optimization for agrivoltaic systems |
| title_short | Solar collector tilt angle optimization for agrivoltaic systems |
| title_sort | solar collector tilt angle optimization for agrivoltaic systems |
| topic | Agrivoltaik Solar collector Tilt angle Land equivent ratio Cost-benefit analysis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X24000297 |
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