Modular Shelter Structure for Low-Interference PV Canopy Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle shelters require significant ground interference and reconstruction of parking lots for installation, and do not provide stable support for photovoltaic panels or green roofs under varying weather conditions.
Innovation Solution
A modular shelter design with monolithic reinforced concrete supports and foundations, featuring detachable connections and embedded structures that minimize ground interference, allowing easy assembly and stable installation of photovoltaic panels or green roofs, resistant to weather conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional shelter installation methods are used, then the shelter provides stable support structure, but it requires significant ground interference and reconstruction of parking lots
Solution Approach 1:
The shelter is divided into modular components (support columns, base plates, roof sections) that can be assembled independently. The base plates are segmented to distribute loads while minimizing ground contact area. This allows the shelter to achieve stability without requiring extensive ground reconstruction or embedding.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces base plates as intermediary elements between the support columns and the ground. These base plates serve as mediators that distribute structural loads over a larger area while maintaining minimal ground interference. The base plates can be positioned on existing parking surface without requiring excavation or reconstruction.
2Strength
If traditional shelter installation methods are used, then the shelter provides structural support, but it requires complete reconstruction of existing parking lots
Solution Approach 1:
The shelter structure is segmented into pre-fabricated modular components that can be manufactured independently and then assembled on-site. This segmentation allows the structure to achieve required strength while simplifying installation, as components can be delivered and assembled without requiring complete reconstruction of the parking lot surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The support columns and base plates are pre-fabricated and prepared in advance with predetermined connection details. This preliminary preparation allows for rapid on-site assembly without requiring complex construction processes or complete reconstruction of the parking lot, thus maintaining both structural strength and ease of installation.
3Ease of operation
If the shelter uses detachable connections, then it is easy to assemble and disassemble, but it may reduce stability under weather conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the connection details from the main structural elements, using separate detachable connectors that can be quickly assembled and disassembled. These connectors are designed to maintain structural integrity while enabling easy assembly, allowing the shelter to be readily installed and dismantled without compromising weather resistance.
Solution Approach 2:
The shelter employs dynamic connection systems that allow for easy assembly and disassembly while maintaining structural stability. The detachable connections are designed with features that ensure secure attachment under weather conditions, balancing the need for operational flexibility with structural reliability.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If the shelter minimizes ground interference, then it protects existing parking surface, but it may reduce embedding stability
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies local quality by concentrating structural support at specific points through base plates positioned at the corners and midpoints of the shelter footprint. This localized support approach provides sufficient embedding stability while minimizing ground interference in the overall parking area, preserving the existing surface quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The base plates extend the support structure into a different dimensional plane, distributing loads horizontally across a larger area rather than relying on vertical embedding depth. This dimensional transition provides stability without requiring extensive ground disruption or embedding, thus protecting the existing parking surface.
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AI summary
A modular shelter comprising two supports arranged opposite each other, each having supporting columns of different lengths connected at their lower ends to the base and at the top connected to a roof part inclined to the ground at an angle, wherein the roof parts are detachably connected to transverse beams, whereby the support (2) of the shelter (1) has a base (2.1) connected at its ends to the lower end of the longer supporting column (2.2) and the lower end of the shorter supporting column (2.3), the upper ends of which are connected to the roof part (2.4), and the base has vertical openings (2.1.1), through which it is seated on vertical connecting elements (3.1) of the foundation (3), wherein the vertical connecting elements (3.1) are permanently bonded to the foundation (3) and are located in a recess of the foundation.