[IEEE 2018 IEEE 38th Central America and Panama Convention (CONCAPAN XXXVIII) - San Salvador, El Salvador (2018.11.7-2018.11.9)] 2018 IEEE 38th Central America and Panama Convention (CONCAPAN XXXVIII) - Sombreamiento de terrenos compartidos: plantas solares fotovoltaicas y cultivos Shared Fields Shading: Solar Power Plants and Crops

摘要： There is a global increasing trend to install fixed photovoltaic (PV) power plants on the ground. Its environmental impact compels us to think about other options on how to handle the soil use. This research examines a combination of a power plant and a secondary product, like a crop that actually requires shading to grow or improve its output. This kind of mix (PV&crops) is already under research, but no research initiative under the same focus was found in Latin America. This article reviews the traditional systems applied in agriculture to provide shading to crops (shade net and agroforestry), they are compared with a solar photovoltaic plant installed over the crop, and possible benefits are analyzed. Also, regional crops were studied where shading of a photovoltaic plant could provide benefits, a study of the final radiation distribution of a test plant was done. This research is part of an effort to establish value on new sustainable techniques in order to reduce the environmental impact of a photovoltaic power plant.