TITLE
TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SOLAR PANELS USED VERTICALLY AND AT AN ANGLE IN AGRICULTURAL FENCING APPLICATIONS
AUTHOR(S)
Mustafa Çetingöz1, Taşkın Tez2, Ozan Akı*3 Dinçer Akal4, İlhan Umut5
ABSTRACT
Turkey is more advantageous than many countries in terms of solar radiation intensity and sunbathing time due to its location. However, costs such as land, transportation, security, etc. required for the establishment of solar power plants increase the total cost. For this reason, the use of solar panels as a fencing system in agricultural areas offers some advantages. The vertical or angled positioning of the solar panels according to the terrain conditions has a significant effect on both the investment cost and the amount of electricity generated. In this study, the technical and economic analysis of the solar panels to be used as a fence on the border of the Faculty of Engineering campus of Trakya University with 90° and 32° angles is investigated using the PV sol software. The investment cost of the fencing application was determined to be 3.726.000TL depending on the installed power of the designed solar energy system, the characteristics of the system components, and the location. Analyzing the simulation results, the payback period is 7 years if the solar panels are positioned at 90° and 6.2 years if the tilt angle of the solar panels is 32°. It can therefore be seen that the tilt angle of the solar panels in the location where they are installed in agricultural fencing applications is effective in terms of the amount of energy produced and the payback period.
DOI
http://www.doi.org/10.70456/TGZN4914
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How to cite this article:
Mustafa Çetingöz1, Taşkın Tez2, Ozan Akı*3 Dinçer Akal4, İlhan Umut5, TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SOLAR PANELS USED VERTICALLY AND AT AN ANGLE IN AGRICULTURAL FENCING APPLICATIONS, UNITECH – SELECTED PAPERS - 2024