ANALYZING AND OPTIMIZING THE ORIENTATION OF SOLAR CELLS USING HELIOSCOPE TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

Renewable energy is an alternative pathway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and it also can 
help to meet the continuous increased electricity demand. According to the perspective of 
Bangladesh, solar energy is one of the most viable option for distant areas like rural areas, the 
Hill-districts and Haor regions, which will play a significant role to upgrade the living standards 
of the mass population of rural people. But installation place requirement remains an issue for 
small country like Bangladesh. Thus a optimal number of solar panels and their orientation has 
become a important factor. HelioScope is such technology to answer that question to certain 
extend. This software helps to find the maximum usage the available space. Southeast 
University’s academic building has been considered to perform the simulation test. Total 180 
solar panels has been found as the optimized number in 700 m2 area considering shadow effect, 
tilt angel, solar irradiation, height of installation, solar reflection, temperature. Orientating the 
solar panels within the given area to achieve the maximum production of solar energy is the goal 
of this report