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

Hertzog, Pierre E; Swart, Arthur James

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dc.contributor.author	Hertzog, Pierre E
dc.contributor.author	Swart, Arthur James
dc.date.accessioned	2017-10-04T12:16:08Z
dc.date.available	2017-10-04T12:16:08Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11462/1189
dc.description	Published Conference Proceedings	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Optimizing 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
dc.format.extent	1 298 707 bytes, 1 file
dc.format.mimetype	Application/PDF
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	IEEE Explore: Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON), 2016 13th International Conference	en_US
dc.subject	Alignment	en_US
dc.subject	Azimuth angle	en_US
dc.subject	flat surface	en_US
dc.subject	incident angle	en_US
dc.subject	tilted surface	en_US
dc.title	Validating the optimum tilt angle for PV modules in a semi-arid region of South Africa for the winter season	en_US
dc.type	Presentation	en_US
dc.rights.holder	IEEE Explore