Vertical Farms With Integrated Solar Photovoltaics
Load case study data for:
Auckland
|
Dubai
Site
Latitude angle (φ):
degrees (+ for North, - for South)
Monthly Average Daily Solar Irradiation
Jan:
MJ/hr/m
2
Feb:
MJ/hr/m
2
Mar:
MJ/hr/m
2
Apr:
MJ/hr/m
2
May:
MJ/hr/m
2
Jun:
MJ/hr/m
2
Jul:
MJ/hr/m
2
Aug:
MJ/hr/m
2
Sep:
MJ/hr/m
2
Oct:
MJ/hr/m
2
Nov:
MJ/hr/m
2
Dec:
MJ/hr/m
2
Luminaries
Coverage area under the luminaire (A
L
):
m
2
Wattage of a single luminaire (W):
Watts
Daily operating time for the luminaires (T):
hr/day
Walls
Dimension of wall #1 (L
1
):
m
Dimension of wall #2 (L
2
):
m
Fraction of the floor occupied by the growing trays (R):
%
Height of walls (H):
m
Layout orientation angle (γ
r
):
degrees (counter-clockwise)
Rooftop
Tilt angle (β):
degrees
Minimum row spacing (L
min
):
m
Photovoltaic System
Efficiency (η
PV
):
%
Cite this tool:
Rehman, N., 2021. Vertical Farms With Integrated Solar Photovoltaics. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, pp.1-24.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052055
Developed by
Naveed ur Rehman