Influence of the inclination of panels on the efficiency of photovoltaic solar systems: A case study of the system installed at unioeste, campus of cascavel, pr.
International Journal of Development Research
Influence of the inclination of panels on the efficiency of photovoltaic solar systems: A case study of the system installed at unioeste, campus of cascavel, pr.
Received 20th April, 2021; Received in revised form 06th May, 2021; Accepted 07th June, 2021; Published online 28th July, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Laura Luana Foltz et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study aims to verify the influence of the inclination of the panels of a photovoltaic solar system connected to a grid installed at Unioeste, campus of Cascavel, PR. The system consists of ten photovoltaic modules of 330 Wp each (two panels with five modules in series) and a 4 kW inverter. Both panels were washed, and the inclination of Panel 1 was changed to 26°, which was maintained for seven weeks and three days. After this period, the slope of Panel 1 was changed to 18° and maintained again for eight weeks. The data collected from Panel 2, which remained at its original tilt of 21°, were used as a reference. The analysis of variance test was applied (ANOVA) on the average of daily panel efficiencies. When Panel 1 was maintained at 18° and Panel 2 at 21°, there was a significant difference in the average efficiencies of the panels. However, when Panels 2 and 1 were maintained at angles 21° and 26°, respectively, there was no significant difference in their average efficiencies.
