Electricity Generation of the Water Weighted Sun Tracking System in Sirindhorn Solar Power Plant

Manop Hongkammeung; Tanakorn Wongwuttanasatian

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.229-231.1100

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Electricity Generation of the Water Weighted Sun Tracking System in Sirindhorn Solar Power Plant

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The purpose of this research was to investigate and compare the electrical power generation between the water weighted sun tracking system and the fixed installation system of the 1 MW solar power plant at Sirindhorn Dam. Two types of photovoltaic cell used in the water weighted sun tracking system were considered: multi-crystalline silicon and amorphous silicon. The results proved that the multi-crystalline silicon type produced 20.58% and the amorphous silicon type produced 16.57% more electrical energy than those of the fixed installation system, respectively. Overall, the water weighted sun tracking system generated 300,934.11 kWh/year more than that of the fixed installation system. The cost of the water weighted sun tracking system was 8.04 million bath and the payback period was 2.44 years, which was considered an attractive investment.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 229-231)

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November 2012

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Manop Hongkammeung, Tanakorn Wongwuttanasatian

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Electricity Generation, Solar Cell, Solar Power Plant, Sun Tracking

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