Table 1.
Properties of wooden members.
Fig 1.
2-panel design of T-shaped wooden racking structure for grape farms.
Fig 2.
Side view along with dimensions.
Fig 3.
Front view with dimensions.
Fig 4.
4 panel design for T-shaped racking configuration.
Fig 5.
Side view along with dimensions.
Fig 6.
Front view along with dimensions.
Fig 7.
Sloped T-shaped racking configuration.
Fig 8.
Inverse Y racking configuration.
Table 2.
BOM of 2-panels solar photovoltaic wood racking mechanical design for trellis-based agrivoltaics.
Table 3.
BOM of 4-panels solar photovoltaic wood racking mechanical design for trellis-based agrivoltaics.
Fig 9.
Flowchart describing the design process for wooden racks.
Table 4.
Load combinations.
Table 5.
Unfactored properties of Spruce Pin Fir wood grades 1 & 2.
Table 6.
Resistance factors.
Table 7.
Factored mechanical properties of Spruce Pine Fir wood.
Table 8.
Resisting bending moment, shear force, tensile force and compressive force for different members of Spruce Pine Fir wood.
Fig 10.
Reactions on a) 2-panel Design and b) 4-panel Design.
Fig 11.
Maximum Shear Force on Mid Joist for a) 2-panel Design and for b) 4-panel Design.
Fig 12.
Maximum Bending Moment on Mid Joist for a) 2-panel Design and b) 4-panel Design.
Fig 13.
Maximum Deflection on Mid Joist for a) 2-panel Structure and b) 4-panel Structure.
Fig 14.
a) Reaction Forces on End Joist for 2-panel Structure and b) Reaction Forces on End Joist for 4-panel Structure.
Fig 15.
a) Maximum Shear Force on Mid Joist for 920W Racking Design and b) Maximum Shear Force on Mid Joist for 1840W Racking Design.
Fig 16.
a) Maximum Bending Moment on End Joist– 2-panel Design and b) Maximum Bending Moment on End Joist– 4-panel Design.
Fig 17.
Maximum Deflection on End Joist a) 920W racking configuration and b) 1840W racking configuration.
Fig 18.
Load distribution as well as the position of Supports for Beam Analysis a) 4-panel Design and b) 2-panel Design.
Fig 19.
a) Reaction on 920W Structure Beam Supports and b) Reaction on 1840W Structure Beam Supports.
Fig 20.
Shear Force Diagram for Beams for a) 2-panel Design and b) 4-panel Design.
Fig 21.
Bending Moment Diagram for Beams for a) 4-panel Structure and b) 4-panel Structure.
Fig 22.
Deflection on Beams of a) a 920W Racking Design and b) a 1840W Racking Design.
Fig 23.
Truss analysis for 2-panel structure.
Fig 24.
Truss analysis for 4-panel structure.
Fig 25.
Truss analysis for sloped T-shaped racking configuration.
Fig 26.
Truss analysis for inverse Y type racking design.
Fig 27.
Sloped T-shaped PV racking.
Fig 28.
Impact of different tilt angles on energy output in Kelowna, BC.
Table 9.
Cost comparison of different types of wooden PV racks.
Fig 29.
Trellis columns used as the posts for solar PV mounting.