Determination of Optimal Angles of Solar Panels for Satisfied Time Intervals on the Territory of Ukraine

Abstract

The results of determining the optimal angles of inclination to the horizon of flat solar panels with a constant orientation to the south are presented. An analytical expression is obtained, which describes the dependence of the optimal angles for time intervals symmetric with respect to July 1 on their duration in months. The parameters of this expression are set for several cities of Ukraine. A method for determining (estimating) the optimal angles of inclination for arbitrary time intervals, except for those in the range of November-February. It was shown that for symmetric relatively summer (July 1) and relatively winter (January 1) intervals there is a certain functional relationship between the value of the optimal angle βopt. and the duration of intervals in months. For summer and winter months, these dependences are described by polynomials of the 2nd order, which makes it possible to determine βopt. for arbitrary time intervals of the mentioned symmetry.