Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
14th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING & NATURAL SCIENCES, Sivas, Türkiye, 18 - 19 Temmuz 2022, cilt.14, sa.1, ss.619-627
PV panels are used to generate electricity from solar energy, which is one of the renewable
energy sources. PV panels produced using semiconductor materials can directly convert
photon energy into electrical energy. The main problem with these systems is their low
efficiency. One of the reasons for this is dust in the air. Especially due to some advantages
such as avoiding dust in the air and cooling, the idea of establishing power plants consisting
of PV panels on water rather than terrestrial regions has emerged. This idea both increases
system efficiency and provides benefits against climate change as it reduces evaporation in
water in the region where they are installed. The most important forces acting on floating
solar power plants (SPP) modules are acceleration and wind loads during swimming. Within
the scope of this study, the swimming process of a single SPP module has been modeled and
its movement under external forces has been examined. The panel, skeleton, and buoyancy
components of a single module have been modeled and CFD analysis has been performed. As
a result of the study, it has been seen that the current force in the water on the floating SPP
modules is much more effective than the wind force. In addition, it has been concluded that
both the current and the wind force coming from the north direction increased both the drag
and lift forces acting on the floating SPP modules more than the forces coming from the
south direction. Another result obtained from the analysis is that the external forces acting on
the floating SPP module increase with the increase in wind speed, but this increase is not
linear.