Abstract
Wind loading calculations are currently performed according to the ASCE 7 standard. Values in this standard were estimated from simplified models that do not necessarily take into account relevant flow characteristics. Thus, the standard does not have provisions to handle the majority of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems. Accurate solutions for this problem can be produced using a full-fledged three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis. Unfortunately, CFD requires enormous computation times, and its use would be unsuitable for this application which requires real-time solutions. To this end, a real-time response framework based on the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method is proposed.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow |
Volume | 27 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2017 |
Keywords
- computational fluid mechanics
- photovoltaic systems
- proper orthogonal decomposition
Disciplines
- Computational Engineering
- Controls and Control Theory
- Fluid Dynamics