Urban renewable energy and ecosystems: integrating vegetation with ground-mounted solar arrays increases arthropod abundance of key functional groups
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DOI: 10.1007/s11252-020-01063-6
Abstract: Cities are increasingly developing renewable energy within urban areas, yet the implications for ecosystems have not been explored. This study brings together climate change mitigation policies and ecosystem conservation in urban areas by investigating how… read more here.
Keywords: ground mounted; solar arrays; abundance; mounted solar ... See more keywords
LES study of wind pressure and flow characteristics of flat-roof-mounted solar arrays
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104096
Abstract: Abstract Wind loading is a major concern for solar array systems. To clarify the relations between flow field and wind pressure distributions on solar panels, large eddy simulations (LES) are performed to examine the flow… read more here.
Keywords: solar arrays; flow; wind pressure; solar panels ... See more keywords
Deployment and control of cable-driven flexible solar arrays
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DOI: 10.1108/aeat-05-2015-0133
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the deployment and control of cable-driven flexible solar arrays. Design/methodology/approach First, dynamic model of the system is established by using the Jourdain’s velocity variation principle and… read more here.
Keywords: flexible solar; deployment control; system; solar arrays ... See more keywords
Arcing on Solar Generators by Collection of Ionospheric Plasma Currents
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DOI: 10.1109/tps.2019.2916594
Abstract: There are several well-known possibilities to trigger a secondary arc on solar arrays by the creation of conductive plasma produced in the gap between two solar cell strings. It could be by electrostatic discharges due… read more here.
Keywords: arcing solar; plasma currents; solar arrays; solar generators ... See more keywords
Nonlinear Attitude Control of a Spacecraft with Distributed Actuation of Solar Arrays
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DOI: 10.2514/1.g003478
Abstract: This paper presents a novel control architecture and algorithm for precision attitude control of a one-degree-of-freedom dynamic model of a spacecraft. To achieve a parametric model-based control design approach for this new spacecraft actuation and… read more here.
Keywords: distributed actuation; control; attitude control; spacecraft ... See more keywords
A Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control Algorithm for Solar Arrays Pointing Leveraging Sun Angle and Angular Rates Measurements
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DOI: 10.3390/a15020029
Abstract: The capability to orient the solar arrays of a spacecraft toward the Sun is an ultimate asset for any attitude determination and control subsystem (ADCS). This ability should be maintained in any operative circumstance, either… read more here.
Keywords: determination control; attitude determination; determination; solar arrays ... See more keywords