Studies of Climatic Parameters Under Agrivoltaic Structure

Journal Article: Studies of Climatic Parameters Under Agrivoltaic Structure

Abstract

In India, per capita electricity consumption has been continuously increasing over the years andsolar power can be the best solution of this increasing electricity consumption. Agrivoltaic system is codeveloping the same area of land for both solar photovoltaic power as well as for conventional agriculture.In this paper, observations of diurnal variation in environmental parameters i.e. air temperature, relative humidity, light intensity and solar radiation under SPV structure and as for open field are presented. The total rating of SPV power plant was about 7.2 kW occupied over 153.88 m2 area at the field of REE department, College of Agriculture Engineering and Technology, JAU, Junagadh (21.5˚N, 70.1˚E). It was observed that, both minimum and maximum monthly average air temperature remain higher in open field condition as compared to under the SPV structure. Minimum monthly RH for open field was observed lower than that for under SPV structure during winter months. both average and maximum monthly light intensity remains higher in open field condition as compared to under the SPV structure during the experimental period whereas monthly average highest solar radiation in open field condition was observed almost at par with open area and higher as compared to shadow area under SPV structure.

Contains a model

Contains novel data

Topics

Microclimatology

Air temperature
Relative humidity
Light and shading

Agrivoltaic Activity: Crop Production

Authors: U.R. Patel and P.M. Chauhan

Published Journal

Renewable and Sustainable Energy: An International Journal (RSEJ), 2009

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Citation

U.R. Patel, P.M. Chauhan. 2009. Studies of Climatic Parameters Under Agrivoltaic Structure. Renewable and Sustainable Energy: An International Journal (RSEJ). 1(1):87-97.