Photovoltaic panel slope scale

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Photovoltaic panel slope scale [PDF]

6 FAQs about [Photovoltaic panel slope scale]

Does a photovoltaic panel reduce runoff and sediment in a slope?

The impact of a photovoltaic (PV) panel on runoff and sediment in a slope was tested. The key impact of the PV panel is preventing soil detachment by raindrop impacts. The PV panel slope produced 27 %−63 % less soil erosion than the control slope. The PV panel delayed runoff start time under rainfall with heavy rainfall intensities.

What is the difference between a control slope and a PV panel?

Under different rainfall intensities, the total runoff of the PV panel slope was 0.7–4.0 % lower than that of the control slope (Table 2). The hydrographs of the two slopes were also quite close (see Fig. 5). The differences in peak discharge rates between the two slopes were lower than 3.5% (Table 2).

Why did a PV panel erode a slope section?

This was attributed to the weakened splash erosion on the slope section under the PV panel due to the rainfall interception by the panel, which indicated that the key impact of the PV panel was preventing soil detachment by raindrop impacts.

What is the slope of a PV power station?

To further investigate this issue, we also calculated the histogram of land slope in each direction (Fig. 4b). It depicts that most of the PV power stations in the northern parts (i.e., north, northeast, and northwest) have a slope of below 5°, i.e., most lying on the flatten ground instead of the nightside of the mountain.

Which slope is suitable for PV power plant installation?

Hillslope areas contain a large portion of land which is suitable for large-scale PV installations (Fig. 1) (Kim and Park, 2021, Yang et al., 2019), and there is a wide range of acceptable slopes for PV power plant installation (from 5 to 11.3°) (Anwarzai and Nagasaka, 2017, Charabi and Gastli, 2011, Irena, 2013, Yushchenko et al., 2018).

What is the slope gradient of a PV power plant?

The slope gradient of the experiment slopes is about 8.7%, which is within the range of normal slope for PV power plants (Anwarzai and Nagasaka, 2017, Irena, 2013, Yushchenko et al., 2018).

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