Ramli, Naseem and Walker, Stuart (2015) Pan-global, annualized determination of solar collector optimum tilt angle. In: 2015 7th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC), 2015-12-18 - 2015-12-20.
Ramli, Naseem and Walker, Stuart (2015) Pan-global, annualized determination of solar collector optimum tilt angle. In: 2015 7th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC), 2015-12-18 - 2015-12-20.
Ramli, Naseem and Walker, Stuart (2015) Pan-global, annualized determination of solar collector optimum tilt angle. In: 2015 7th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC), 2015-12-18 - 2015-12-20.
Abstract
The efficient utilization of solar energy necessitates the determination of optimum tilt angles for solar collectors. Here, we describe an explicit annualized, regression-based calculation of optimum tilt angle from horizontal a on due south-facing collectors in 30°N to 60°N latitude. Fixed optimum tilt angles throughout the seasons for latitudes between 30°N and 60°N were determined using measured monthly optimum angles from horizontal and the average diurnal peak sun hours by month. This methodology was then generalized to include pan-Global latitudes β. We show that: (a) the total energy collected still exceeds 97% of the theoretical maximum and (b), the optimum tilt angle is given by |α|=|(0.8818 β + 0.1320)| for due North/South azimuths.
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Additional Information: | Published proceedings: Proceedings of 2015 7th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control, ICMIC 2015 |
Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 20 Nov 2016 14:31 |
Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2024 21:45 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/18124 |