Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
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Samer Yassin Alsadi

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• Research Article
  Energy Demand Based Procedure for Tilt Angle Optimization of Solar Collectors in Developing Countries
  Author(s): Samer Yassin AlsadiSamer Yassin Alsadi
  
  For efficient performance of photovoltaic (PV) panels and flat-plate solar collectors, one of the most important factors that should be considered is tilt angle. The common approach used by researchers has been to calculate the tilt angle (Ss) which maximizes the amount of solar radiation received by the collector. Economically, solar systems must provide a maximum energy to the customer not to collect maximum solar radiation. In some situations, there is a mismatch between them. However, solar harvesters need to be tilted at the correct angle to maximize the performance of the system. In this paper, the average monthly solar fraction of the system (the fraction of energy that is supplied by solar energy) is used as an indicator to find out the optimum tilt angle (Sf) for a solar system. This manner is profitable for most developing countries where there i.. View More»
  

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