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Solar for flat roofs

Solar panels on flat roofs are generally tilted upwards towards the sun to catch more light, however this also increases aerodynamic forces from the wind. Installing solar panels onto flat roofs while maintaining weather-tightness and providing sufficient hold-down against wind is not as simple as it first seems. Make sure you're talking to the experts.

Click to see drawings showing fixing details for solar panels for a range of different building types

Wind Loading
Robust mounting frames of anodised aluminium tilt the panels at an angle to maximise light collection. The frames are held down against the action of the wind either by attachment to ballast weight, or by fixing to the structure of the building below.

Viridian Solar becomes part of your design team, providing wind uplift calculations for your building and standard fixing details for adaption by your structural engineers.

See a selection of the standard fixing details below.

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Drawings

PDF file showing Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames

Framing systems for flat roofs
2 and 3 sq m Clearline Solar Panels
35 and 20 degree pitch frames


Autocad file showing Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames PDF file showing Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting framesDrawing No: ISP 010

 

 

PDF file showing standard detail for Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames fixed to light steel frame construction

Light steel frame construction
Steel joists,
deck, insulation, single ply

Autocad file showing standard detail for Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames fixed to light steel frame construction PDF file showing standard detail for Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames fixed to light steel frame constructionDrawing No: ISP 011

PDF file showing standard detail for Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames fixed to timber frame construction

Timber frame construction
Timber joists, deck, insulation, single ply

Autocad file showing standard detail for Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames fixed to timber frame construction PDF file showing standard detail for Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames fixed to timber frame constructionDrawing No: ISP 012

PDF file showing standard detail for Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames fixed to concrete construction

Concrete deck construction
RC deck, insulation, single ply

Autocad file showing standard detail for Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames fixed to concrete construction PDF file showing standard detail for Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames fixed to concrete constructionDrawing No: ISP 013

PDF file showing standard detail for Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames fixed by ballast weight

Ballast weight
Secure solar panels against wind forces with the addition of weight.

Autocad file showing standard detail for Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames fixed by ballast weight PDF file showing standard detail for Clearline solar panel flat roof mounting frames fixed by ballast weightDrawing No: ISP 014

       

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 


 

 

 
 
 
 
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