Deadhorse Solar Power Information & Peak Sun Hours
Solar Green Energy Summary for Deadhorse, Alaska
Lattitude: 70.2056
Sunlight
Fixed Tilt Sunlight Hours: 2.9 hours per day
1-Axis Tilt Sunlight Hours: 3.6 hours per day
2-Axis Tilt Sunlight Hours: 3.8 hours per day
The amount of hours from sunrise to sunset is equal to the total sunlight hours in a 24 hour period. Similarly, peak sun hours are the amount of total sunlight hours in a 24 hour period that are strong enough to provide power from being captured by a solar panel. Not every hour of sunlight delivers the same amount of energy resources. The sunlight at sunrise does not provide as many resources as the amount of sunlight mid-day. Thus, looking at the average peak sunlight hours for Deadhorse is valuable for calculating your solar needs.
The equator has a latitude of zero while Deadhorse has a latitude of 70.2. Any city located on the equator will receive the most sunlight throughout the year because the sunlight arrives at a perpendicular 90 degree angle to the earth at the equator. The further you are from the equator the more your daily sunlight hours can vary.
They type of solar panel you use has an affect on the average peak sunlight hours. Some panels allow for movement, so they can track the sun as it rises in the east and sets in the west, or as the seasons change and the sun's path changes. A fixed panel remains fixed and does not have the ability to rotate, whereas a 1-axis and 2-axis panel can adjust with the sun.
Weather is a big determinate of average peak sun hours each day. There are many aspects of weather that can increase or lessen the peak sun hours in a day in a particular location. For example cloud coverage is a crucial variable. And more importantly, what type of cloud coverage; thin scattered clouds will have less diminishing power on the solar insolation than thick rainy storm clouds. Sometimes long periods of sunny days are rare in certain locations, this would increase average peak sun hours for that time-frame
By taking the latitude of Deadhorse one can get a close estimate of the amount of average peak sun hours per day for the geographical area. It varies with technology and the type of solar panel mount you use, but for a fixed mount solar panel in Deadhorse one can expect close to 2.9 average peak sun hours per day. With a 1-axis tracking mount you would get 3.6 hours per day, and 3.8 hours per day with a 2-axis tracking mount that tracks the sun everywhere in the sky.