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Wind loads on flat plate photovoltaic array fields
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Zimmerman, D. K. Miller, R. D. |
| Copyright Year | 1981 |
| Description | The results of an experimental analysis (boundary layer wind tunnel test) of the aerodynamic forces resulting from winds acting on flat plate photovoltaic arrays are presented. Local pressure coefficient distributions and normal force coefficients on the arrays are shown and compared to theoretical results. Parameters that were varied when determining the aerodynamic forces included tilt angle, array separation, ground clearance, protective wind barriers, and the effect of the wind velocity profile. Recommended design wind forces and pressures are presented, which envelop the test results for winds perpendicular to the array's longitudinal axis. This wind direction produces the maximum wind loads on the arrays except at the array edge where oblique winds produce larger edge pressure loads. The arrays located at the outer boundary of an array field have a protective influence on the interior arrays of the field. A significant decrease of the array wind loads were recorded in the wind tunnel test on array panels located behind a fence and/or interior to the array field compared to the arrays on the boundary and unprotected from the wind. The magnitude of this decrease was the same whether caused by a fence or upwind arrays. |
| File Size | 17709870 |
| Page Count | 397 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19810016895 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t11p2x71t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1981-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Solar Cells Solar Arrays Photovoltaic Cells Wind Effects Wind Tunnel Tests Aerodynamic Forces Design Analysis Loads Forces Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
