Photovoltaic panel pressure line

How does wind pressure affect a front-row photovoltaic panel?

Pressure distribution along the solar panel profile line. In addition to SP1 being subjected to the main wind load, the wind pressure attenuation of the rest of array a is obvious. Hence, the structure needs to focus on strengthening the structural strength of the front-row photovoltaic panels.

How does wind load affect photovoltaic panels?

The wind load on the photovoltaic panel array is sensitive to wind speed, wind direction, turbulence intensity, and the parameters of the solar photovoltaic panel structure. Many researchers have carried out experimental and numerical simulation analyses on the wind load of photovoltaic panel arrays. Table 1.

How does a PV panel work?

That is, when the first four lines of pressure measuring points in the PV panel bear the pressure of the wind, the bottom line of pressure measuring points bears the suction of the wind, which is equivalent to applying a torque to the PV panel as a whole.

What does a mean in a photovoltaic panel?

A is the projected area of the panel along the pressure direction. ρ is the density of air. u is reference velocity and Fp is pressure measured at the panel. Surface pressure distribution of the average C p on the upper and lower surfaces of the array photovoltaic panels are shown in Fig. 13.

How does wind pressure affect PV panels?

Under 90° and 270° wind directions, the wind pressure exhibits a gradient distribution, which causes the PV panel to bear the torque. In windward conditions, the intermediate region of PV panels has higher wind pressure coefficients than the bilateral region.

What is the pressure distribution of a solar panel?

Pressure distributions When the wind passes through the solar panel, this exerts a pressure load on the surface of the panel. The pressure load can be described by the following coefficient: (8) C p = 2 F p ρ u 2 S where Cp is the pressure coefficient.