Experiment No: 04

Module Code : EE5003

Module Title : Energy Systems

Solar Path Finder

Name: B.U.Pushpakumara
Student ID No: 2014053CL1
Graduate Diploma Level
OBSERVATIONS

Figure: shaded area of the sun path diagram

 Month Total Percentage loss

January 11%

February 4%

March 0%

April 0%

May 0%

June 0%

July 0%

August 0%

September 0%

October 2%

November 11%

December 11%

Table 1: Percentage loss of sunshine for each month

CALCULATIONS
 Practical state data

Total Percentage
Month PSH (no shading) PSH Available
loss

January 11% 0.89 4.77

February 4% 0.96 5.23

March 0% 1.00 5.37

April 0% 1.00 5.3

May 0% 1.00 4.94

June 0% 1.00 4.41

July 0% 1.00 4.56

August 0% 1.00 4.39

September 0% 1.00 4.42

October 2% 0.98 4.86

November 11% 0.89 4.54

December 11% 0.89 4.59

Average monthly PSH 4.78

Table 2: Estimated PSH for year based on experimented results

  Now assume the site is shaded during the following hours

Total Percentage PSH at Site PSH Available

Month Time shaded loss
(no shading) at Site

January 8-11am 31% 69% 3.69

February 9-11am 24% 76% 4.14

March 9-11am 24% 76% 4.08

April 9-11am 24% 76% 4.08

May 8-12am 46% 76% 2.66

June 8-12am 46% 76% 2.38

July 8-12am 46% 54% 2.46

August 8-12am 46% 54% 2.37

September 8-12am 46% 54% 2.38

October 8-11am 31% 69% 3.42

November 8-11am 31% 69% 3.51

December 8-11am 31% 69% 3.56

Average monthly PSH 3.22

Table 3: PSH for given set of data

CONCLUTION AND RECOMMENTATION

Peek sun hours (PHS) is the average solar radiation for a given location throughout the day. If
any place has higher amount of PHS it means available solar rotation is high. In case 1 the
average month PSH was 4.78 and case 2 it was 3.22.
Whit considering PSH values it is suitable install a solar panel at place 1.