Include mounting structure in PV configuration
Summary
Include mounting structures to increase computation accuracy of ground-level shading and irradiance.
Current behavior
The mounting structure must be imported as .obj file and we do not provide a workflow yet.
Desired behavior
Parametrize the simulation to include a "standard" (to be determined) mounting structure.
E.g. the purple-framed one in the image below or something similar to the wooden structure from Sesa Analytics website for tracking systems, and the green-framed one for fixed-tilt.
Driving parameters
- number of supports per row OR number of modules supported per support (i.e. the number of support is computed as
(number of modules)/(number of modules per support)
and rounded up when needed.
For fixed-mount configuration
- modules height
- modules tilt
- profiles' size (width, height of the rectangular cuboid shape) ; see diagram below for each word
- poles
- rafters
- purlins
- length mode
- automatic (depends on the number of panels * repetition distance)
- manual (if for some reason we want to leave some gap at the end of the row ; in that case we should chose on which side to align the panels : positive y, negative y, or center)
Structural elements of a PV table.
Tracker
T.B.D.
Sources
https://sunapecopower.com/explore-different-types-of-solar-mounting-structures/
https://www.sesa-analytics.com/fr