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Solar Inter Row Spacing PDF

The amount of shading between solar panel rows depends on factors like the site's latitude, the height of the rows above the ground, and the desired width of the solar window. The inter-row shadow spacing is calculated based on the winter solstice, when shadows are longest. For a site in Kathmandu, Nepal at a latitude of 26 degrees, with panel rows 2.46 meters high, the minimum required spacing between rows to avoid shading is approximately 3,800 mm.

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Solar Inter Row Spacing PDF

The amount of shading between solar panel rows depends on factors like the site's latitude, the height of the rows above the ground, and the desired width of the solar window. The inter-row shadow spacing is calculated based on the winter solstice, when shadows are longest. For a site in Kathmandu, Nepal at a latitude of 26 degrees, with panel rows 2.46 meters high, the minimum required spacing between rows to avoid shading is approximately 3,800 mm.

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Solar Inter Row Spacing (Shadow Analysis)

The amount of shading depends on the row spacing. The required spacing can be calculated based on
the site’s latitude (the higher the latitude, the longer the shadow); the row height above the ground or
the roof surface (the taller the rows, the longer the shadow); and the desired solar window (more space
will be required to avoid inter-row shading with a wider solar window).

The solar Inter Shadow Spacing is calculated based on the data available of winter solstice- the day when
the sun is at its lowest angle and has the narrowest range of azimuth angles. The shadows cast on this
day are longer than on any other day of the year.

Sun Chart:

Figure: Sun path Chart of Kathmandu, Nepal

From above chart,

Minimum solar altitude angle= 260

Sun’s azimuth angle=410


Inter-Row Shadow Length:
Mathematical Calculation:

D’ = h/tan(α)

= 2460/tan(260)

=5043.7475 mm

D= D’ Sin(90-ψ)

=5043.7475*Sin(90-41)

=3806.5645 mm

Hence, from the calculation Maximum Shadow length is 5043.7475 mm, and Minimum Array Row
Spacing is 3806.5645mm. Hence, in this scenario the distance between two rows is approximately 3800
mm.

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