Wind Loading on Solar Panels

A fully 3D numerical analysis of turbulent flow over a cluster of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels was performed in order to assess the total drag and lift forces, comparing the results with the values from the guidelines of the national standard. A Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) model was use...

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Published inMűszaki Tudományos Közlemények (Online. English Ed.) Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 73 - 78
Main Authors Sauca, Ana Camelia, Milchiș, Tudor, Gobesz, Ferdinánd-Zsongor
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sciendo 01.04.2019
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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
drag and lift forces
RANS
solar photovoltaic panel (PV)
wind load
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Summary:A fully 3D numerical analysis of turbulent flow over a cluster of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels was performed in order to assess the total drag and lift forces, comparing the results with the values from the guidelines of the national standard. A Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) model was used in the numerical simulations, considering two acting directions of the wind along the length of the array (0 degree – front, and 180 degrees – reverse direction).
ISSN:2601-5773
2601-5773
DOI:10.33894/mtk-2019.10.10