Systems for fixing of solar panels

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Geralt Siebert, Dr.-Ing. Iris Maniatis

Glass as a building material is used in a multitude of new applications like modern glass facades or roof constructions. Important points in these times are a contribution to a positive energy balance. So the application of solar panels becomes more and more important.
There are one the one hand side diferrent techniques to combine the photovoltaic element with the glass pane.
On the other hand side there are different possibilities oft the fixing of the solar panel: Linerar or in points.
First some basics about the topics glass and solar are explained. The "traditional" systems for fixing of solar panels and also a very new system are presented very short; more detail information can be found in other publications [1]-[15].
In addition to this paper in the presentation technical aspects like principle design rules, static calculation of solar panels and substructure are presented as well as some build examples.

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The Authors

	Dr. Iris Maniatis Senior Researcher Universität der Bundeswehr München Read more
	Prof. Geralt Siebert Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Universität der Bundeswehr München Geralt Siebert, born in 1966, received his civil engineering degree from TU München. The doctor’s thesis about the application of architectural glass as load carrying structural element was accepted 1... Read more