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

被引:63
作者
Kopp, Gregory A. [1 ]
Banks, David [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Western Ontario, Fac Engn, Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Lab, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
[2] Cermak Peterka Petersen Inc, Ft Collins, CO 80524 USA
关键词
Wind loads; Wind tunnels;
D O I
10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0000654
中图分类号
TU [建筑科学];
学科分类号
0813 ;
摘要
ASCE 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. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943541X.0000654. (C) 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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页码:284 / 287
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