This page summarizes open source DIY solar photovoltaic racking approaches:
DIY approaches[edit | edit source]
- Distributed manufacturing of after market flexible floating photovoltaic modules - make your own FPV
- Design of Post-Consumer Modification of Standard Solar Modules to Form Large-Area Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Roof Slates - make your own BIPV
- Geographic potential of shotcrete photovoltaic racking: Direct and low-concentration cases - for large scale systems
- Impacts of Location on Designs and Economics of DIY Low-Cost Fixed-Tilt Open Source Wood Solar Photovoltaic Racking - wood and hand tools
- Low-cost pole and wire photovoltaic racking - pole and wire/cables
- DIY PV fencing -- coming soon from Pearce group
- DIY Vertical PV racking -- coming soon from Pearce group
- DIY mobile cable-conduit PV racking -- coming soon from Pearce group
- DIY PV greenhouses (see also Scaling of greenhouse crop production in low sunlight scenarios) -- coming soon from Pearce group
Using a 3-D printer for PV racking[edit | edit source]
- 3-D Printing Solar Photovoltaic Racking in Developing World
- Total U.S. cost evaluation of low-weight tension-based photovoltaic flat-roof mounted racking
- Distributed manufacturing with 3-D printing: a case study of recreational vehicle solar photovoltaic mounting systems
- 3D printed photovoltaic module spacer - for use in installing roof-mounted conventional systems.
- DIY waste plastic PV racking -- coming soon from Pearce group
Lit reviews/methods[edit | edit source]
- Structural analysis of solar racking systems literature review
- Methodology of structural analysis of load bearing systems
- Solar pv racking
- Solar kiosks and parking lot awnings literature review
- Solar photovoltaic ground mounting
- Canadian PV Racking System Standards Literature Review
Open Source Photovoltaic Racking Approaches[edit source]
- Roof-mounted
- Ground-mounted
- FPV
