A cabinet or frame-mountable photovoltaic array for sub-optimal solar power conversion and methods and apparatus for maximising collection efficiency

A photovoltaic (PV) power generator apparatus on which fixed flat PV panels operably form at least two of the major vertical faces thereof to optimise physically and electronically the harvesting of solar radiation in sub-optimal conditions with respect to diurnal and seasonal variances of direct and indirect incidence of solar radiation., the generator comprising:

• a cabinet housing defining said major vertical faces and a roof section thereof, the cabinet housing having structural frame elements and a ground-engaging element attached thereto;
• sealingly disposed within the housing control circuitry for regulating the electrical energy generated via the PV panels and energy accumulators connected to the control circuitry,
• in which at least two PV panels are disposed on said major vertical faces of which at least one is directed towards the path followed by the sun (due south in northern latitudes) and at least one is disposed substantially perpendicular thereto
• whereby for reduced mechanical and financial overhead obviating the complexity associated with mobile and tracked arrangements, the harvesting of PV energy is physically optimised across all seasonal and diurnal variances by virtue of the orientation and location of the PV panels on the major faces of the apparatus.