OPTIMUM TILT ANGLE FOR SOLAR COLLECTORS USED IN NEW CAIRO

Abstract

As shown Nowadays all the world suffers from the fuel problem, accordingly, most of the countries try to depend on generating the electricity from a renewable source of energy, on the presented thesis it is will be discussed how to reduce the fuel consumption on electricity generation by using solar energy. One of the most important parameters that affect Photovoltaic (PV) panel Performance of both grid-connected system and the off-grid system is solar radiation received. The position and angle of a PV panel are two very important factors in PV system design. This Thesis investigates the optimal tilt angle of PV panels using the mathematical method. Mathematical models are used to estimate the total (global) solar radiation on a tilted surface and to calculate the output energy of PV panels. An experimental setup installed in (Schneider Electric Egypt Roof – New Cairo) is utilized to provide the real data.