Optimal Design of Ground-Mounted Solar Systems
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Optimal Design of Ground-Mounted Solar Systems
Original language description
Solar energy represents a clean, natural and sustainable source of energy. Solar photovoltaic panels can be installed on roofs of structures or in the ground. This contribution focusses on ground-mounted systems, which are presently widely implemented. At present limited guidelines on the design of solar ground-mounted structures are available. Usually standards for the design of normal buildings are applied. However, the design of ground-mounted structures significantly differs from common structural design by: a) a lower design lifetime (20-25 years) is accepted; b) failure is not associated with the loss of human life; c) resistance uncertainties need due attention; d) uplift wind forces dominating structural reliability are associated with a large scatter. That is why the reliability analysis and optimal design of ground-mounted solar systems is investigated herein. The failure costs and especially their ratio to the initial costs are analyzed considering the data provided from the industry. Probabilistic reliability analyses are carried out and optimum design levels are computed for representative cost ratios. The optimal target reliability depends on the ratio between failure and initial costs; reliability index of 3.5 corresponds to a reasonable cost ratio of 10.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
JN - Civil engineering
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/TE01020068" target="_blank" >TE01020068: Centre of research and experimental development of reliable energy production</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Safety and Reliability: Methodology and Applications
ISBN
978-1-138-02681-0
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Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
2175-2181
Publisher name
Wroclaw University of Technology
Place of publication
Wroclaw
Event location
Wroclaw
Event date
Sep 14, 2014
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
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