White Paper: Best Practices for Full-Scale Wind Loads Measurement on Solar Racking
Read the below white paper to learn about what it actually takes to produce trustworthy full-scale wind load data for PV racking, including:
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White Paper: The Accuracy of Eurocode Monopitch Canopy Roof Coefficients for Ground Mounted Fixed-tilt Solar PV Structures
Read the below white paper to learn about the advantages of implementing a wind tunnel study for ground-mounted fixed-tilt solar PV structures.
The Effect of Topography on Wind Loads on Solar PV Structures
Topography significantly affects how wind interacts with solar photovoltaic (PV) structures. While flat terrain installations have their own sets of challenges and best practices, installations in topographically “interesting” terrain introduce unique difficulties. Let’s delve into two primary factors affected by topography: wind speed-up and loss of shelter, and how they influence wind loads on solar…
Benefits of Measuring Wind Loads on an Aeroelastic Model
Aeroelastic load measurements for solar trackers. Historically, tests of miniature rigid models in atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnels have been performed to estimate wind loading on single-axis tracker systems. However, some solar trackers are extremely flexible structures that twist and bend in the wind. Even if the tracker has locking mechanisms or multiple drives, there…