Floating Solar Power Plant

Floating Solar Systems

Floating Solar Systems are installed by placing photovoltaic solar panels on a floating platform on a body of water. These platforms are connected to other floating platforms physically or by cable. These systems generally have panels and inverter groups on land. However, systems in which inverter groups float are also possible.

There are three most common types of installations in float platforms.

Pure float: These systems are carried out by placing the panels on floats filled with gases such as air, which can be called pontoons. . Although they are the cheapest type, they are more resistant to wave and wind forces.

Pantoon: These systems are made by wrapping a metal construction around the panels, connecting these panels to the construction and floating this construction. The extra durability and weight brought by the metal construction allows the system to show greater resistance against forces such as wind, waves and currents.

Although floating solar power systems can be installed in any water body, they are salty due to the extra corrosive effects of salt water and air. Membrane designs can be used on platforms to be installed on water. This membrane provides extra insulation between salt water and the panels.

Advantages of floating solar power systems;< /p>

1) Floating Solar Systems do not require the purchase of land for installation, and they do not compete with urbanization or agricultural lands for land.

2) They reduce evaporation on the surface by blocking the sun's rays falling on the surface of the water body in which they are installed.

3) Floating Solar Systems increase the quality of water by preventing the formation of algae on the surface.

4) They can work up to 25% more efficiently, as they are mostly exempt from dust and shading effects that occur in land-based Solar Power Systems. . They also reduce thermal losses by taking advantage of the cooling effects of the water bodies they float on.

5) Most floating solar power systems do not require any heavy construction vehicles; In this way, their installation can be carried out relatively easier. It means that the modular platforms are assembled on land and released into the water body, and then pulled to the desired location with the help of a boat, so that they can be retrieved in the same way. This allows systems that can be considered unsuccessful to be easily transported.

6) In floating solar power systems, the solar azimuth angle can be easily monitored thanks to the easy rotation of the entire structure.