Thermal impacts on wind-driven loads of solar PV modules
ORAL
Abstract
Solar photovoltaic (PV) module life and performance can be negatively impacted by wind-driven structural loads. Characterizing and mitigating these wind-driven loads has become an active area of research, however, studies have not yet considered the influence of thermal conditions, which can vary temporally as ground, air, and module temperatures fluctuate. Using fluid-structure interaction simulations, we aim to quantify the sensitivity of PV module loads to the surrounding thermal conditions across a range of wind conditions. Findings are expected to inform PV plant operations to maximize module life and performance.
*This work was authored by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, operated by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308. Support for the work was also provided by TotalEnergies SE. The views expressed in the article do not necessarily represent the views of the DOE or the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this work, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes.
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Presenters
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Brooke J. Stanislawski
- National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)