Design and drawing support system for photovoltaic array structure

Author

Hirasawa, T. ; Iida, Kazumasa ; Yamaguchi, S. ; Asayama, N. ; Naito, Y.

Author_Institution

Kandenko Co. Ltd., Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

1127

Abstract

This paper describes a design and drawing support system for a photovoltaic (PV) array structure. The operator inputs data (e.g. structure type, tilt angle, load conditions, etc.) into the system, which computes stress on each element of structure and outputs the calculated results. If the results are within the tolerance limit, a skeleton drawing of the structure is produced. The weight list of materials is also outputted on paper. When the results are beyond the limit, the data is modified by the operator and re-computed until the satisfactory results are shown

Keywords

CAD; finite element analysis; solar cell arrays; solar cells; structural engineering computing; FEM; PV array structure; data entry; design system; drawing support system; load conditions; photovoltaic array structure; skeleton drawing; stress; structure type; tilt angle; Costs; Design automation; Fasteners; Mass production; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Skeleton; Solar power generation; Standardization; Stress;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1460-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520160

Filename

520160