A study about the protection of an array of solar panels from the wind load action

Joaquin Menacho; Andrés A. García-Granada

A study about the protection of an array of solar panels from the wind load action

Joaquin Menacho^*
, Andrés A. García-Granada

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This work deals with the effect of wind load on solar fields. A set of simulations have been performed to evaluate this effect at different positions in an array of solar panels. The effect of a protection baffle can reduce the wind loads by an order of magnitude.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2013, WCE 2013
Pages	1938-1940
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	2013 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2013 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Jul 2013 → 5 Jul 2013

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
Volume	3 LNECS
ISSN (Print)	2078-0958

Conference

Conference	2013 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2013
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	3/07/13 → 5/07/13

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Cfd
Maintenance cost
Photovoltaic power plant

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A study about the protection of an array of solar panels from the wind load action

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