Solar Lamination Support Assembly for Wind and Snow Loads
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing supporting assemblies for solar cell laminations lack the necessary structural capacity to withstand wind and snow pressures, leading to potential permanent deformation and disassembly in harsh environmental conditions.
Innovation Solution
A supporting assembly comprising a frame member, a column member, and an adapter member, with specific geometric configurations and fastening mechanisms to enhance structural integrity and support capacity, including flanges, walls, and fasteners that distribute axial forces effectively to resist pressure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If existing supporting assemblies emphasize rapid assembly capability, then assembly speed is improved, but structural strength and pressure resistance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting assembly is divided into separate modular components (frame member, column member, adapter member) that can be quickly assembled and disassembled. The segmentation allows for rapid assembly while maintaining structural integrity through standardized connection interfaces with multiple fastening points.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter member features a non-uniform thickness distribution, being thicker at the connection points with the column member and frame member, and thinner in intermediate regions. This local quality variation provides enhanced strength and pressure resistance at critical load-bearing locations while maintaining overall assembly efficiency.
2Ease of operation
If existing supporting assemblies are designed for easy assembly, then assembly complexity is reduced, but capacity to withstand wind and snow pressure deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter member integrates multiple functions into a single component: it connects the column member to the frame member, provides structural reinforcement at connection points, and distributes wind and snow pressure loads. This merging of functions achieves both ease of assembly and high pressure resistance capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting assembly utilizes composite construction with the adapter member featuring varying thickness regions, effectively combining material properties to achieve both operational ease and mechanical strength. The thicker regions provide reinforcement for withstanding wind and snow pressure while the overall design maintains assembly simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
A supporting assembly for a solar cell lamination includes a frame member, a column member, and an adapter member. The frame member includes a first flange, a second flange, and a first wall. The second flange is substantially parallel with the first flange. The first flange, the second flange and the first wall cooperate to define a space for accommodating the solar cell lamination. The column member is used for supporting the frame member, in which the column member has an end surface facing the frame member. The end surface has a proximal half portion and a distal half portion respectively proximal and distal to a central axis of the frame member, and a location of a vertical projection of the first wall on the end surface falls on the distal half portion. The adapter member is used for connecting the column member and the frame member.