Use of the Wind Tunnel Test Method for Obtaining Design Wind Loads on Roof-Mounted Solar Arrays

Use of the Wind Tunnel Test Method for Obtaining Design Wind Loads on Roof-Mounted Solar Arrays

AbstractASCE 7 does not provide design wind loads for roof-mounted solar panels. This paper discusses the use of the wind tunnel test method, called Method 3 in ASCE 7-05, which was originally intended for obtaining design wind loads for individual buildings. Because roof-mounted solar arrays are ge...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of structural engineering (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2013-02, Vol.139 (2), p.284-287
Hauptverfasser: Kopp, Gregory A, Banks, David
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Buildings
Design engineering
Panels
Solar arrays
Solar collectors
Structural engineering
Technical Notes
Test procedures
Wind tunnel testing
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Zusammenfassung:AbstractASCE 7 does not provide design wind loads for roof-mounted solar panels. This paper discusses the use of the wind tunnel test method, called Method 3 in ASCE 7-05, which was originally intended for obtaining design wind loads for individual buildings. Because roof-mounted solar arrays are generally mounted in many configurations on many buildings of many different shapes, additional requirements are necessary to use Method 3 in this situation. The paper describes these additional requirements.
ISSN:0733-9445
1943-541X
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0000654