Author:
Penkova N Y,Krumov K S,Hristov P V
Abstract
Abstract
The higher efficiency of tracking photovoltaic systems is an indisputable fact and computational methods of the respective energy gains are well known. However the investments in the tracking systems are higher in comparison to the fixed ones due to the needs of additional equipment and automation systems. An options of periodical change of the azimuth of PV modules at single axis solar trackers and the correspondent incident solar energy are studied in this paper. An approach for numerical determination of the daily periods of cyclic rotations of the trackers and the subsequent electricity production is developed. It was applied to estimate the energy gains at such cyclic changes of a PV system in ceramic factory in Bulgaria.