Chen Fubin, Wang Yu, Zhu Yuzhe, et al. NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FSI WIND-INDUCED VIBRATION OF SOLAR PANELS CONSIDERING INFLUENCE OF SLOPE LANDFORM[J]. 2025, 46(3): 404-411.
Chen Fubin, Wang Yu, Zhu Yuzhe, et al. NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FSI WIND-INDUCED VIBRATION OF SOLAR PANELS CONSIDERING INFLUENCE OF SLOPE LANDFORM[J]. 2025, 46(3): 404-411. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2023-1895.
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FSI WIND-INDUCED VIBRATION OF SOLAR PANELS CONSIDERING INFLUENCE OF SLOPE LANDFORM
In order to investigate the influence of sloping landform on the wind-induced vibration characteristics of solar panels
this study conducted a numerical simulation of the wind-induced response of a solar array based on FSI(fluid structure interface). The flow characteristics of the solar array and the modal response of the solar panels were analyzed
and the wind-induced vibration characteristics of solar panels located on slopes with different inclinations at different heights and spacings were revealed. The results show that: 1) The slope causes airflow blockage
which increases the displacement amplitude of the solar panels
and also reduces the shielding effect of the front-row solar panels on the rear-row solar panels; 2) From the flow characteristics
it can be seen that the first solar panel at the windward edge generates a vortex
which detaches in the rear area
making the flow field in front of the second solar panel complicated
while the flow field around the third solar panel is relatively stable
indicating that the more downstream the solar panel is
the less it is affected by the flow field; 3) The vibration of the solar panels is dominated by low-order modes
and the slope has a significant impact on the vibration of the rear-row solar panels; 4) Increasing the spacing has an impact on the vibration response of the solar array located on the slope
and the impact becomes more significant with the increase of the slope angle; 5) Increasing the height of the solar array on the slope
the displacement amplitude of the first solar panel changes significantly
while the impact on the other two solar panels is relatively small.
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