GCR, pitch and land calculator

Flat ground, rows facing south (fixed tilt) or a horizontal north-south axis (tracker), rows treated as endless. GCR here is row slant length (or tracker width) divided by pitch. Presets use invented example inputs. It does not estimate energy.

Layout

I know the

Value

Table slant length or tracker width (m)

Fixed tilt (degrees, 0 to 60)

Module long side (m)

Module short side (m)

Module power (W)

Non-array land, roads and setbacks (% of site)

Plant size (MWdc)

Row GCR (slant basis)-

Row pitch-

Clear gap-

Footprint ratio (L cos tilt / pitch)-

Site GCR (with non-array land)-

Shade starts below sun angle-

Land per MWdc-

Land for the plant-