Effect of Tilt Angle on the Performance of Hotovoltaic Cell in Yola, Nigeria
*Dikko A. B., Pascal T., A. Alkasim, Udanyi S. A.
Department of Physics, School of Physical Sciences,
Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria
Emails: *abdikkozabi@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Photovoltaic (PV) modules are being increasingly used in large as well as small scale installations. The performance of PV panels is affected by effect of partial shading due to trees, passing of cloud; neighbouring
buildings tilt angle and any other means. This paper is an attempt to carry out systematic study of the effect of Tilt angle on the performance of PV cell and on the Power output, Fill factor and Efficiency of solar panel.
The solar panel was first mounted at 150 to the horizontal and after 30 minutes, the voltage and current generated with the corresponding atmospheric temperature were recorded. The same procedure was repeated for angle 200, 250 and 300. The result obtained shows that the tilt angle at which a solar panel will be mounted for maximum power performance at fixed position in Yola is 240. In general, the tilt angle of the
solar panel and the orientation are dependent on the month of the year and the location of the place of research.
Keywords: Photovoltaic cell, tilt angle, power output, solar panel, fill factor, temperature
