CPP Wind Engineering Consultants Sydney Office
2022 marked 15 years since we first opened the doors to our Sydney office! Take a quick peek inside to see the team’s work on a typical day.
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Aeroelastic Instability Testing of a Solar Tracker System
Watch the aeroelastic instability testing of a scaled model of a solar tracking system in CPP Wind’s boundary layer wind tunnel. By partnering with CPP Wind, you will gain an understanding of wind loads and discover strategies to save money and reduce the risk of instability.
So, what exactly IS wind anyway?
We all understand what wind is—at least experientially—from an early age. It’s as much a part of the human experience as sunshine, rain, and snow. But what exactly is wind? What causes it? Merriam Webster defines wind as “a natural movement of air of any velocity.” Wind is, then, simply the movement of air from…
Why worry about the instability of your solar tracking system?
Wind damage to solar tracking systems has appeared on various online forums and social media in recent years. These videos or pictures illustrate the catastrophic failures of multiple trackers over a site. The observed failures often happen in wind speeds well below the site design wind speeds. CPP Wind’s experience, most of these failures are…