The nonlinear dynamic response and vibration of organic solar plate in thermal environment

Renewable energy sources such as wind, solar energy are attracting a lot of attention from governments, investors and especially scientists. In recent years, there are a lot of papers research about organic solar panels, however, there are only a few papers discover the mechanics of organic solar plates. The difference of this paper is using Reddy’s higher-order shear deformation theory (Reddy’s TSDT) and stress function to provide a system of motion equations and deformation compatibility equations including the imperfect factor in the temperature environment to investigate the mechanical treatment of solar plates. Besides, the paper uses Galerkin method and Runge–Kutta method to give an equation in order to calculate the natural oscillation frequency of the solar plate. The numerical and drawing results are shown with the influence of factors such as geometry parameters, elastic foundations, temperature and mechanical load on the oscillation of the solar cell plate. •Nonlinear dynamic response and vibration.•Imperfect organic solar plate.•In thermal environment.•Using Reddy’s higher-order shear deformation shell theory.•Galerkin’s method and Runge–Kutta method are applied.