Wind force coefficients for photo voltaic arrays placed on slopes

(Part 2) Wind force coefficients on the arrays

Abstract

Wind force coefficients for the PV arrays in the sloping ground was measured by the wind tunnel experiment. When an array was installed in a slope, a wind loads are increasing. And the load reduction effect of the windward array may be unable to expect. The increasing wind loads will be covered by the wind force coefficients of JIS C 8955 by using both the angle of the array and the inclination angle of the ground.