For a fixed receiver, incident power density and received power density are always equal.

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The tilt angle has a major impact on the solar radiation incident on a surface. For a fixed tilt angle, the maximum power over the course of a year is obtained when the tilt angle is equal to the latitude of the location.  The average value of solar radiation is 5.337 Kwh/m2 day for the optimal tilt angle 20.833˚ whereas the average value of solar radiation is 4.952 Kwh/m2 day on the horizontal surface. So, the average gain is 8.71% on optimal tilt angle with respect to horizontal surface for the whole year.  The total solar radiation on an inclined surface is made up of three... Show more

For a fixed receiver, incident power density and received power density are always equal.