a.elghobashy Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Hello madams and sirs, How can I calculate for the total land or roof area used ? and not the pv generator area ? what I mean is the total area including the panels cleareance and the eadges and the walkways in between strings Regards, Ahmad Elghobashy Egypt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotline_sf Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Hello Mr. Elghobashy, In the 2D planning of PV*SOL you could use the roof view option. There you could enter the dimensions of the roof/area and for the walkways between the modules you can define restricted areas. The program calculates how many numbers of modules you can places on the defined roof/area. In the 3D planning it's pretty similar. You can define open areas, buildings etc. On the buildings and open areas you can place restricred areas, maintenance pathes or other objects. If you have defined everything you can place the module rows. They can be placed manually or automatically. Best regrads Your Technical Support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.elghobashy Posted August 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Dear sir, Thanks for your reply . now what I need to know is the area of the ground use , can I get this area from the program and how , and this area should be = the generator area + restricted areas + maintenance paths because in the report I only get the generator area , but it would be helpful if I know the whole area Regards, Ahmad Elghobashy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotline_tm Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Dear Mr. Elghobashy, In the 3D planning the depth of row (d-d1), the mounting support clearance, the row spacing and the area utilization ratio can be calculated and displayed. Maintenance pathes and restricted ares are not taken into account in the calculation of the area utilization ratio. Best regards. Your Technical Support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.elghobashy Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 And what is exactly meant by area utilization ratio ? and how is it calculated ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotline_tm Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Dear Mr. Elghobashy, The formula is: Area Utilization ratio = Module width / Row Spacing The module width depends on the installation type (vertical or horizontal). Best regards. Your Technical Support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.elghobashy Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Thanks for your answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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