Are ground mounting steel frames suitable for PV solar power plant projects?

In the photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant projects, PV solar panel (SP) support structure is one of the main elements and limited numerical studies exist on PVSP ground mounting steel frames to be a research gap that has not be addressed adequately in the literature.

What is a fixed adjustable photovoltaic support structure?

In order to respond to the national goal of “carbon neutralization” and make more rational and effective use of photovoltaic resources, combined with the actual photovoltaic substation project, a fixed adjustable photovoltaic support structure design is designed.

What rack configurations are used in photovoltaic plants?

The most used rack configurations in photovoltaic plants are the 2 V × 12 configuration (2 vertically modules in each row and 12 modules per row) and the 3 V × 8 configuration (3 vertically consecutive modules in each row and 8 modules per row). Codes and standards have been used for the structural analysis of these rack configurations.

What affects the gap between photovoltaic modules in the north-south direction?

(iv) The gap between the photovoltaic modules in the North–South direction is affected by the longitudinal spacing for maintenance, and it gives rise to a smaller influence of the parameter length of the rack configuration on the number of photovoltaic modules that can be installed in that direction.

What affects the optimum tilt angle of a photovoltaic module?

(vi) The tilt angle that maximizes the total photovoltaic modules area has a great influence on the optimum tilt angle that maximizes the energy.

What are the failure patterns of solar module mounting structures (MMS)?

The current failure patterns of solar module mounting structures (MMS) are analyzed and the design deficiencies related to tilting, stability, foundation, geotechnical issues, tightening clamps, dynamic effects are discussed in detail for the ground-mounted solar PV MMS.