Can framed photovoltaic panels be installed on a prepainted steel roof?

Framed photovoltaic (PV) panels can be successfully installed on COLORSTEEL® prepainted steel and ZINCALUME® steel roofs. The following maintenance practices will help to ensure the long term performance, durability and aesthetic appeal of your COLORSTEEL® prepainted steel or ZINCALUME® steel roof.

What is a suitable area for solar PV installation?

Suitable areas that are contiguous are then delineated. For practical considerations, a minimum contiguous area is required for solar PV installation ; areas that fail to meet the minimum size requirement are then eliminated. The resulting areas gives the final suitable area for the optimal spatial layout design.

Can I use PV panels & flashings based on copper?

Avoid using PV panels or flashings made from materials such as copper, or alloys containing copper or lead. This has the potential to create bi-metallic corrosion resulting from water run-off onto COLORSTEEL® or ZINCALUME® steel. Refer to Incompatible Materials.

Can a solar PV array be located on a rooftop?

Different orientations and alignment scenarios are incorporated in the model to account for installation constraints while achieving the goal of maximal energy production. The new problem is applied to locate solar PV arrays on a rooftop with limited suitable installation areas.

Do solar panels need to be aligned?

As most solar PV panels are rectangular, panel orientations in terms of whether a panel is portrait or landscape are considered. Depending on the particular tracking system applied, solar PV installations may have alignment requirements given that adjacent panels may need to be installed in a row/column.

What is a suitable area for a study rooftop & candidate PV panel site?

The study rooftop and candidate PV panel sites. The suitable area on the study rooftop consists of three separate segments. Segment 1 could be treated separately from the other two segments due to the large spatial separation between them.