Abstract
There has been recently an increasing introduction of solar power generation systems. However, the power generation capacity of a solar panel depends on the installation area and the radiation view factor caused by the relative position between the solar panel and the sun. So far, for the range of investigated plant shoots, the configuration of a solar panel was optimized in order to maximize the light receiving density and an increased light density was achieved. However, since until now it was not possible to simulate large plants such as trees, the relationship between the light receiving characteristics and the growth process of a plant was not clearly understood. In this paper, the relationship between the light receiving characteristics and the growth process of large plants is determined by modeling the plant shoot and using genetic algorithm together with L-system.
