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

2012; American Society of Civil Engineers; Volume: 139; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1061/(asce)st.1943-541x.0000654

1943-541X

Gregory A. Kopp, David Banks,

Wind and Air Flow Studies

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.