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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)

image

Structural elements of a PV table.

To do
  • tilt limits: beware of vertical structure (user warning: something like "opt for Agrivoltaic fence, not PV Table")
  • tilt limits: detect if poles collide with each other (PyVista collision detection), if they collide display a warning
  • small pole should not have negative height (w.r. to tilt value) -> raise an error

Tracker

T.B.D.

Sources

https://sunapecopower.com/explore-different-types-of-solar-mounting-structures/ image

https://www.sesa-analytics.com/fr image

Linked features or branches

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Edited by Bouvry Arnaud