Featured in Harvest Potential – 10-2023

A question of priorities

With investors having to make decisions around tilt angle, row spacing, module type, substructures, and many other parameters for ground-mounted solar, Johannes Linder, director of system design and innovation for German engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services company Belectric, considers the optimal approach to PV system design.

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pv magazine

11 Oct 2023

Accurately measuring on-site data, as well as inputting all cost parameters, is crucial to the modeling and simulation that determines optimal system design. | Photo: Engie Laborelec

To build a ground-mounted PV system, large volumes of a small number of components are needed. Parameters that affect plant design, including row spacing and tilt angle, are defined once – as are modules – then scaled.That suggests small component and design-parameter changes can have a large effect on system cost and yield. In addition …

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