太阳能光伏木架机械设计,用于基于网格的农业电力
Uzair Jamil1, Nicholas Vandewetering2, Joshua M Pearce3,4
1Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, London, Canada.
PloS one
|December 1, 2023
概括
可持续的基于木材的太阳能光伏 (PV) 货架系统,专为式作物设计,可以显著提高农业产量和能源生产. 这些低成本的开源设计为农业电力应用提供了有希望的解决方案,提高了农场效率和可再生能源潜力.
科学领域:
- 农业工程 农业工程
- 可再生能源系统可再生能源系统
- 可持续设计 可持续设计
背景情况:
- 草显著提高了各种水果和蔬菜的作物产量和质量.
- 半透明太阳能光伏 (PV) 系统的部分遮阳可以提高某些作物的产量.
- 将光伏系统集成到农业 (农业电力) 中,为双重土地利用提供了机会.
研究的目的:
- 研究用于农业电力应用的新,低成本,开源,可持续的木制光伏支架设计.
- 确保这些设计符合或超过加拿大建筑规范标准,包括重雪负载.
- 提供制造细节,经济分析,并探索多功能用途 (,灌).
主要方法:
- 开发了三种不同的光伏支架地形:斜坡,T形和反向Y形.
- 工程计算以根据加拿大建筑法规验证结构完整性.
- 创建一个全面的材料清单和制造说明书.
- 经济分析和概念验证原型设计.
主要成果:
- 开发的基于木材的光伏货架设计具有成本竞争力,结构健全.
- 设计可以达到双重目的,作为板支,并促进灌/肥.
- 显著的未开发的光伏潜力存在,仅加拿大的葡萄农场提供10吉瓦.
结论:
- 这些可持续的货架结构显示了农业和能源部门的巨大前景.
- 这些设计提供了一条可行的途径,可以同时增加作物产量和可再生能源发电.
- 广泛采用可能会大幅增加加拿大安装的太阳能光伏产能.
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