Research Article A Simple Technique for Sustaining Solar Energy Production in Active Convective Coastal Regions Moses E. Emetere, Marvel L. Akinyemi, and Etimbuk B. Edeghe Department of Physics, Covenant University, Canaanland, PMB 1023, Ota, Nigeria Correspondence should be addressed to Moses E. Emetere; emetere@yahoo.com Received 19 March 2016; Accepted 17 July 2016 Academic Editor: Vishal Mehta Copyright © 2016 Moses E. Emetere et al. Tis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Te climatic factors in the coastal areas are cogent in planning a stable and functional solar farm. 3D simulations relating the surface temperature, sunshine hour, and solar irradiance were adopted to see the efect of minute changes of other meteorological parameters on solar irradiance. Tis enabled the day-to-day solar radiation monitoring with the primary objective to examine the best technique for maximum power generation via solar option in coastal locations. Te month of January had the highest turbulent features, showing the infuence of weather and the poorest solar radiance due to low sunshine hour. Twenty-year weather parameters in the research area were simulated to express the systematic infuence of weather of PV performance. A theoretical solar farm was illustrated to generate stable power supply with emphasis on the longevity of the PV module proposed by introducing an electronic concentrator pillar (CP). Te pictorial and operational model of the solar farm was adequately explained. 1. Introduction Te quest to meet the energy budget of a growing economy [1] is of utmost importance. Te energy option from fossil and nuclear sources has been reported severally to be dangerous because of the massive release of anthropogenic pollution [2– 4] from automobiles, multipurpose generators, and industrial machinery. Extensively, anthropogenic gas emissions into the atmosphere may initiate climate change [5, 6], global warming, and so forth. Hence, the promotion of clean renewable energy source is the only way of curbing air pollution in the environment. Solar energy is described as the cleanest renewable energy whose source is the sun. Te sun and its numerous events (known as solar activity) have been reported to be the main driver of climate change [7]. Te solar activity in the tropical regions is quite high (compared to the polar region) to drive the global energy and convective processes. In the tropics, high solar activity is advantageous in operating a successful solar farm. Te annual global radiation in tropical and subtropical regions is about 1600– 2200 kWh/m 2 . Solar farms in the tropic have capacities of generating electric power, ranging from 10 (Megawatts) MW to 150 MW [8]. In the coastal area of the tropics, an increased solar activity culminates into an increased convective updraf and downdraf, cloud formation, frequent cloud movement [9], and so forth. Tese events in the coastal areas engender a process known as atmospheric shading. Atmospheric shading occurs when the cloud movement cast its shadow on the earth surface. Atmospheric shade is inimical to solar power generation because the solar cell is designed in such a way that little shade on one panel can gradually shut down solar power production. Te bypass diodes assist in minimizing the efects of partial shading by preventing damage from reverse bias on partially shaded cell or cells. Bypass diodes allow the fow of electricity from nonshaded parts to pass by the shaded part of the module. However, the failure of the bypass diode has been reported [10]. It causes great power loss during large shading, hence, causing the module’s performance to drop by 1/3 instantly. Te failure of the bypass diode is evident when probed by Signal Transmitter Device. A major advantage of the coastal areas is the high precipi- tation level which helps to clean the surface of the solar panel for efective photoemission. Solar energy operators in the coastal areas are faced with challenges ranging from climate change, inefcient solar panel, durability of the solar panel, poor energy budget, and so forth. Te estimated solar power Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Photoenergy Volume 2016, Article ID 3567502, 11 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3567502